Programming Problems

Chapter 2 Programming Problems

#1 - Input a saleswoman’s sales for the month (in dollars) and her commission rate (as a percentage), and output her commission for that month.

Analyze

Get user input

Get sales for the month = TotalSales

Get commission rate = TotalCommission

Display TotalCommission for the month

Input Module

Write “Enter total sales for the month”

Input TotalSales

Process Module

Input the total sales for the month, TotalSales

Compute commission for the month, TotalCommission

Set TotalCommission = 12% * TotalSales

Display the value of TotalCommission

Output Module

Display the Value of TotalCommission

Write TotalCommission

#2 - The manager of the Super Supermarket would like to be able to compute the unit price for products sold there. To do this, the program should input the name and price of an item and its weight in pounds and ounces. It should then determine and display the unit price (the price per ounce) of the item.

Analyze

Declare ItemName as String

Get price of item = ItemPrice

Get weight of item in pounds = PoundWeight

Get weight of item in ounces = PoundOunce

Display the unit price of the item in ounces = UnitPrice

Input Module

Write “Enter name of item”

Input ItemName

Write “Enter price of item”

Input ItemPrice

Write “Enter item weight in pounds”

Input PoundWeight

Write “Enter item weight in ounces”

Input PoundOunces

Process Module

Input PoundWeight, PoundOunce, and ItemPrice

Convert PoundWeight to PoundOunce

Compute ItemPrice / PoundOunce

Output Module

Display the unit price of the item in ounces

Input UnitPrice

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