{"id":"revops-accelerator-worked-example-plain","audience":"revops","category":"sales-work","technique":"constraints","track":"sales","level":"intermediate","title":"Explain an accelerator with a worked example and a disclaimer","free":false,"task":"Explain the commission accelerator to reps with one worked example. Write exactly 4 plain-text lines starting Up to quota:, Above quota:, Total:, Note:. Show the math in each of the first three lines. The Note line must be exactly \"This is an illustration, not a payout statement.\" Use the 2026 plan, not the old flat rate.","materialLabel":"2026 plan excerpt and example rep (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"2026 SALES COMP PLAN (AEs):\n- Commission: 8% of first-year ACV (annual contract value) on closed-won new business up to 100% of annual quota.\n- Accelerator: 12% on ACV above 100% of quota.\n- Paid monthly per the payout schedule.\n\n2025 PLAN (retired): flat 10% on all closed-won ACV, no accelerator.\n\nEXAMPLE REP (fictional): Quota $500,000; closed-won new business ACV for the year: $550,000.\n\nFinance reminder: examples must never be shown as anyone's actual payout.\nRounding: whole dollars.\n\nContext: reps asked in the Nov all-hands why their statements look different from last year. RevOps wants one clear example for the FAQ. The example numbers are fictional and chosen to keep the math simple. Accelerator ACV counts only new-business deals that closed and were invoiced in the plan year; renewals are paid separately under a different schedule.","rules":[{"type":"plainText"},{"type":"maxWords","max":70}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Using the old flat rate","why":"The AI computes 10% of $550,000.","fix":"Add: \"Use the 2026 plan, not the old flat rate.\"","checks":["r1","r2"]},{"title":"Applying 12% to everything","why":"The AI multiplies all ACV by the accelerator.","fix":"Add: \"12% applies only above quota.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Missing the disclaimer","why":"The AI skips or rewords the note.","fix":"Add: \"Note must be exactly: This is an illustration, not a payout statement.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Long explanation","why":"The AI adds paragraphs.","fix":"Add: \"4 plain-text lines, under 70 words.\"","checks":["r0","plainText","maxWords"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Lists the four labels","patterns":["up to quota","above quota","total:","note:"]},{"label":"Asks for math in each line","patterns":["show the math","x 8%","math"]},{"label":"Uses the 2026 plan","patterns":["2026","not the old","flat rate"]},{"label":"Sets the exact note","patterns":["exactly","illustration"]},{"label":"Plain text","patterns":["plain text","no bold"]}],"hint":"Name the four lines, ask for math and give the exact wording for the Note line.","rubricLabels":["Has exactly four lines starting Up to quota:, Above quota:, Total: and Note: in that order","The math is 500,000 x 8% = $40,000 for Up to quota, 50,000 x 12% = $6,000 for Above quota, and 40,000 + 6,000 = $46,000 for Total","The Note line is exactly \"This is an illustration, not a payout statement.\" and the 2025 flat 10 percent rate is not used"]}