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Capex Request Business Case Reviewer
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Request summary and purpose: {{REQUEST_SUMMARY}}
Cost, funding, and timing: {{COST_AND_TIMING}}
Claimed benefits (savings, revenue, other) with the assumptions: {{BENEFITS}}
Approval criteria used here (payback limit, return threshold): {{CRITERIA}}
1. Recalculate simple payback and, if the inputs allow, net present value and internal rate of return at the discount rate I give; show the formulas and every step. If no discount rate is given, ask for one instead of picking it.
2. List the assumptions the case depends on most and test each by moving it by a stated amount.
3. Identify missing costs (maintenance, training, disposal, financing, tax effects) as questions.
4. State whether the capitalisation treatment is plausible under {{FRAMEWORK}} and what to confirm with the accountant.
5. Write five questions for the committee.
Rules: don't invent figures, don't recommend approve or reject, and mark conclusions as conditional on the inputs.
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“Capex Request Business Case Reviewer” is a free prompt for ChatGPT in the Business category, 163 words long, added to The Prompt Index on October 28, 2026 by The Prompt Index. Copy it with the button above, paste it into ChatGPT or any other AI chat assistant, and send it.
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{{REQUEST_SUMMARY}}, {{COST_AND_TIMING}}, {{BENEFITS}}, {{CRITERIA}}, {{FRAMEWORK}}.
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Recommended models: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini.
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