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2026 depreciation schedule from the fixed asset register

depreciation-schedule·time budget 1200 s·source

The request

The task request supplied to the adapter, alongside the workspace below. Runtime instructions, authorized tools and skills also affect the system. Containerized runs withhold host-side references; local mode is not an isolation boundary.

Pat needs our 2026 depreciation schedule so she can close the year; her email explains how she wants it. Save it as depreciation.xlsx.

Workspace

  • email_from_pat_accountant.txt
  • fixed_asset_register.xlsx
  • fixed_asset_register_2024_backup.xlsx

Expected deliverables

  • depreciation.xlsx

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

Recorded acceptance checks

The table uses check names and outcomes from the frozen campaign ledger. Acceptance requires all required predicates to pass; a predicate may itself contain a tolerance or coverage threshold. Its scope is part of the measurement contract.

Recorded checkTypeRequiredFailed / observed
live formulasxlsx_has_formulasyes0 / 6
no formula errorsxlsx_no_errorsyes0 / 6
depreciation, one line per monthcustomyes0 / 6
total 2026 depreciationxlsx_value_presentyes0 / 6
partial first yearxlsx_value_presentyes0 / 6
press with salvagexlsx_value_presentyes0 / 6
sold vanxlsx_value_presentyes0 / 6
gain on the van salexlsx_value_presentyes0 / 6
fully depreciated serverxlsx_value_presentyes0 / 6
Current task declaration (9 checks)

From task.yaml. Original runner grading and frozen retrospective scoring are separate. Read the frozen source for the rules behind the reported results.

  • live formulas — xlsx_has_formulas, required
  • no formula errors — xlsx_no_errors, required
  • depreciation, one line per month — custom, required
  • total 2026 depreciation — xlsx_value_present, required
  • partial first year — xlsx_value_present, required
  • press with salvage — xlsx_value_present, required
  • sold van — xlsx_value_present, required
  • gain on the van sale — xlsx_value_present, required
  • fully depreciated server — xlsx_value_present, required

Recorded results, desk release

pass pass, frozen scorer only fail timed out
SystemRepetitionsFrozen / 3Original / 3Median minutesMean model estimate (USD)
Proto / DeepSeek V4.1 Flash335.50.0929
Codex / GPT-5.6 sol336.40.7446

These are repeated executions on the released fixture, not independent new business cases. Cost is captured model usage priced under the recorded assumptions, excluding infrastructure and human review. Per-attempt check verdicts, raw and frozen verdicts, usage, receipt and artifact hashes for this task are in results/latest/attempts.jsonl under "task": "depreciation-schedule".

Recorded results, desk comparison, 28 September 2026

SystemRepetitionsFrozen / 3Original / 3Median minutes
Proto / GPT-6 sol332.4
Codex / GPT-6 sol333.5
Proto / DeepSeek V4.1 Flash332.3

A separate campaign under the same frozen scorer, not pooled with the release. Conditions and data.