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Allocate August overhead to departments

shared-cost-allocation · timeout 1200 s · source

The ask

Sent verbatim as the prompt. The agent works in a copy of the workspace below and sees nothing else.

Please do the August overhead allocation to the departments. Carla's memo explains the new way she wants it done. Save it as allocation.xlsx.

Workspace

  • gl_detail_overhead_2026-08.csv
  • headcount_and_floorplan.xlsx
  • memo_overhead_allocation.txt
  • overhead_allocation_2026-07.xlsx

Expected deliverables

  • allocation.xlsx

This task also has a task-specific grader (check.py).

Checks

The task passes only when every required check passes. Reference answers, tolerances, and the planted traps are in the repository, not here.

CheckTypeRequiredFailed (frozen) / 6
live formulasxlsx_has_formulasyes0
no formula errorsxlsx_no_errorsyes0
every account splits to the centcustomyes0
grand total allocatedxlsx_value_presentyes0
Mill Shop totalxlsx_value_presentyes0
Finishing totalxlsx_value_presentyes0
Install totalxlsx_value_presentyes0
Showroom totalxlsx_value_presentyes0
Admin totalxlsx_value_presentyes0

Recorded results, complete desk comparison

pass pass, frozen scorer only fail timed out
SystemRepetitionsFrozen / 3Raw / 3Median minutesMean cost (USD)
Proto / DeepSeek V4.1 Flash334.20.0711
Codex / GPT-5.6 sol335.10.5216

Per-attempt check verdicts, raw and frozen verdicts, usage, receipt and artifact hashes for this task are in results/latest/attempts.jsonl under "task": "shared-cost-allocation".