{"id":"sales-annual-vs-monthly-price-four-lines","audience":"sales","category":"sales-work","technique":"verification","track":"sales","level":"beginner","title":"Compare monthly and annual billing with the math","free":false,"task":"A customer with 8 seats asks whether to pay monthly or annually. Write exactly 4 plain-text lines starting Monthly plan:, Annual plan:, You save:, Note:. Show the math on the first three lines and round to whole dollars. Write the math as plain numbers like \"8 x 79 x 12 = 7584\" with no $ signs or commas. The Note line must state the refund rule from the terms. Use current prices, not the old promo. Under 60 words.","materialLabel":"Your notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"PRICING (current, effective Sep 1)\n- Monthly plan: $79 per seat per month, billed monthly.\n- Annual plan: $65 per seat per month, billed once upfront for 12 months.\n- Annual terms: refundable within 30 days of purchase; after that, no refunds for the unused months.\n- Monthly terms: cancel any time; no refund for the current month.\n\nOLD PROMO (expired Aug 31): \"Save 25 percent with annual billing!\" - still on a PDF in the shared drive.\n\nCUSTOMER: Whitfield Tutoring, 8 seats. The owner said cash flow is tight in summer but fine from September to May.","rules":[{"type":"plainText"},{"type":"maxWords","max":60}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Using the old promo","why":"The AI quotes '25% savings' from the old PDF.","fix":"Add: \"Use current prices; ignore the expired promo.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"No yearly math","why":"The AI compares monthly costs only.","fix":"Add: \"Show the math for 12 months: 8 x $79 x 12.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Vague note","why":"The AI writes 'cancel any time' or leaves out the refund rule.","fix":"Add: \"The Note line states the 30-day refund rule for annual.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Wrong format","why":"The AI adds a table and a recommendation paragraph.","fix":"Add: \"Exactly 4 plain-text lines, under 60 words.\"","checks":["plainText","maxWords"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Names the four lines","patterns":["monthly plan:","annual plan:","you save:","note:"]},{"label":"Asks for math","patterns":["show the math","8 x","x 12"]},{"label":"Uses current prices","patterns":["current","not the old","ignore the (old|expired)"]},{"label":"Includes refund rule","patterns":["refund","30 days"]},{"label":"Plain text and cap","patterns":["plain text","under \\d+ words"]}],"hint":"Name the four lines, ask for the 12-month math, and say which prices to use.","rubricLabels":["Monthly plan line shows \"8 x 79 x 12 = 7584\" and Annual plan line shows \"8 x 65 x 12 = 6240\" as plain numbers without $ signs or commas","You save line shows 7584 - 6240 = 1344 and does not use the old 25 percent promo","Note line says annual is billed upfront and refundable only within 30 days"]}