Island Sanctuary: incorrect cowrie gains and tracking over weekly reset boundary

Date & Time: Wed Jul 19 - Wed Jul 26
Frequency: Consistent
World name: Hyperion
Character name: Willig Rowde, La-hee Brea, Thousand-cast Theda, Zona Seeker, Kaiser Behemoth, The Garlok, Bone Crawler, Forgiven Pedantry
Retainer name: not applicable
NPC name: not applicable
Monster name: not applicable
Class/Level: any
Party or solo: solo
In-game time: any
Area and coordinates: Island Sanctuary
Housing: not applicable
Steps:
1) I set up the workshops on the 8 characters on my service account identically on Wed Jul 19 2023 (season48 cycle2 of island sanctuary workshops) and then paired them up so i could check for differences over the weekly reset boundary:
Willig Rowde and La-hee Brea: +5 surplus island laver
Thousand-cast Theda and Zona Seeker: +1 surplus island laver
Kaiser Behemoth and The Garlok: 0 surplus/deficit island laver
Bone Crawler and Forgiven Pedantry: -1 deficit island laver
the process was recorded with screenshots

2) I tried to localize island laver as the 'testing item" by making sure that all other items listed under material allocation for the week were at a minimum of +10 surplus

3) on the evening of Mon Jul 24 2023 (season48 cycle7 of island sanctuary workshops) I checked the cowrie gain on 4 characters (1 from each pair): Willig Rowde, Thousand-cast Theda, Kaiser Behemoth, Bone Crawler and recorded the results with screenshots

4) on the morning of Wed Jul 26 2023 (season49 cycle2 of island sanctuary workshops) I checked the cowrie gain for all 8 characters and recorded the results with screenshots

Results:
+5 Surplus Laver
both got projected earnings of 34,620
both earnings reports registered matched total check cowrie gains
no difference between c7 check and no c7 check

Willig Rowde
s48c2 setup, s48c7 check, s49c2 check
https://imgur.com/a/Oax8XP3
s48c2 setup total cowrie: 445,404
s48c7 check cowrie gain: 32,036
s49c2 check cowrie gain: 2,584
total check cowrie gain: 34,620
earnings report registered: 34,620
s49c2 check total cowrie: 478,924
actual cowrie gain: 478,924 - 445,404 = 33,520
math check: 34,620 - 2,100(daily costs) = 32,520 + 1,000(challenge log: workshop) = 33,520
variance between total check cowrie gain and earnings report registered: 34,620 - 34,620 = 0
variance between total check cowrie gain and projected earnings: 34,620 - 34,620 = 0

La-hee Brea
s48c2 setup, s49c2 check
https://imgur.com/a/mhbM5YL
s48c2 setup total cowrie: 447,094
s49c2 check cowrie gain: 34,620
earnings report registered: 34,620
s49c2 check total cowrie: 480,614
actual cowrie gain: 480,614 - 447,094 = 33,520
math check: 34,620 - 2,100(daily costs) = 32,520 + 1,000(challenge log: workshop) = 33,520
variance between check cowrie gain and earnings report registered: 34,620 - 34,620 = 0
variance between check cowrie gain and projected earnings: 34,620 - 34,620 = 0

+1 Surplus Laver
c7 check earnings report registered matched total check cowrie gain
c7 check got projected earnings of 34,620
no c7 check earnings report registered did not match check cowrie gain
no c7 check got -3,143 less than projected earnings of 34,620

Thousand-cast Theda
s48c2 setup, s48c7 check, s49c2 check
https://imgur.com/a/NE42IBJ
s48c2 setup total cowrie: 433,824
s48c7 check cowrie gain: 32,036
s49c2 check cowrie gain: 2,584
total check cowrie gain: 34,620
earnings report registered: 34,620
s49c2 check total cowrie: 467,344
actual cowrie gain: 467,344 - 433,824 = 33,520
math check: 34,620 - 2,100(daily costs) = 32,520 + 1,000(challenge log: workshop) = 33,520
variance between total check cowrie gain and earnings report registered: 34,620 - 34,620 = 0
variance between total check cowrie gain and projected earnings: 34,620 - 34,620 = 0

Zona Seeker
s48c2 setup, s49c2 check
https://imgur.com/a/SiEuIFC
s48c2 setup total cowrie: 446,906
s49c2 check cowrie gain: 31,477
earnings report registered: 34,620
s49c2 check total cowrie: 477,283
actual cowrie gain: 477,283 - 446,906 = 30,377
math check: 31,477 - 2,100(daily costs) = 29,377 + 1,000(challenge log: workshop) = 30,377
variance between check cowrie gain and earnings report registered: 31,477 - 34,620 = -3,143
variance between check cowrie gain and projected earnings: 31,477 - 34,620 = -3,143

0 Surplus/Deficit Laver
c7 check earnings report registered matched total check cowrie gain
c7 check got -801 less than projected earnings of 34,620
no c7 check earnings report registered did not match check cowrie gain
no c7 check got -5,744 less than projected earnings of 34,620

Kaiser Behemoth
s48c2 setup, s48c7 check, s49c2 check
https://imgur.com/a/N1cvVMJ
s48c2 setup total cowrie: 442,457
s48c7 check cowrie gain: 32,036
s49c2 check cowrie gain: 1,783
total check cowrie gain: 33,819
earnings report registered: 33,819
s49c2 check total cowrie: 475,176
actual cowrie gain: 475,176 - 442,457 = 32,719
math check: 33,819 - 2,100(daily costs) = 31,719 + 1,000(challenge log: workshop) = 32,719
variance between total check cowrie gain and earnings report registered: 33,819 - 33,819 = 0
variance between total check cowrie gain and projected earnings: 33,819 - 34,620 = -801

The Garlok
s48c2 setup, s49c2 check
https://imgur.com/a/BsocpV0
s48c2 setup total cowrie: 455,288
s49c2 check cowrie gain: 28,876
earnings report registered: 33,525
s49c2 check total cowrie: 483,064
actual cowrie gain: 483,064 - 455,288 = 27,776
math check: 28,876 - 2,100(daily costs) = 26,776 + 1,000(challenge log: workshop) = 27,776
variance between check cowrie gain and earnings report registered: 28,876 - 33,525 = -4,649
variance between check cowrie gain and projected earnings: 28,876 - 34,620 = -5,744

-1 Deficit Laver
c7 check earnings report registered matched total check cowrie gain
c7 check got -1,068 less than projected earnings of 34,620
no c7 check earnings report registered did not match check cowrie gain
no c7 check got -5,991 less than projected earnings of 34,620

Bone Crawler
s48c2 setup, s48c7 check, s49c2 check
https://imgur.com/a/I4RpT8j
s48c2 setup total cowrie: 443,838
s48c7 check cowrie gain: 32,036
s49c2 check cowrie gain: 1,516
total check cowrie gain: 33,552
earnings report registered: 33,552
s49c2 check total cowrie: 476,290
actual cowrie gain: 476,290 - 443,838 = 32,452
math check: 33,552 - 2,100(daily costs) = 31,452 + 1,000(challenge log: workshop) = 32,452
variance between total check cowrie gain and earnings report registered: 33,552 - 33,552 = 0
variance between total check cowrie gain and projected earnings: 33,552 - 34,620 = -1,068

Forgiven Pedantry
s48c2 setup, s49c2 check
https://imgur.com/a/PjbzJCa
s48c2 setup total cowrie: 437,354
s49c2 check cowrie gain: 28,609
earnings report registered: 33,258
s49c2 check total cowrie: 464,863
actual cowrie gain: 464,863 - 437,354 = 27,509
math check: 28,609 - 2,100(daily costs) = 26,509 + 1,000(challenge log: workshop) = 27,509
variance between check cowrie gain and earnings report registered: 28,609 - 33,258 = -4,649
variance between check cowrie gain and projected earnings: 28,609 - 34,620 = -5,991

additional thoughts:

- it would appear that doing a c7 check has an effect on cowries gained if close to 0 surplus/deficit
- continued to observe variance at +1 surplus without a c7 check and 0 surplus/deficit seen on previous weeks when there really shouldn’t be any variance
- having an “adequate surplus” seems to ignore both issues

- rip alts
- no c7 check seems to have larger impact than 0 surplus/deficit
- rip ppl with busy schedules on c7 evenings

Connection Specs
- Type of internet connection/provider: ATT
- Modem maker/model number: (currently traveling don't have access)

■ PC Specs
not applicable

■ PS4 Specs

Model Number of the PlayStation®4 You Are Using
- Model Number: CUH-1215A

EDIT
- added more explicit steps
- fixed labels since I incorrectly identified Wednesdays as cycle3 when they are cycle2