payroll

Prime b

Hey guys, this is the problem
Write a console-based program that prompts the user for
an hourly pay rate and hours worked. Compute gross pay
(hours times pay rate), withholding tax, and net pay (gross
pay minus withholding tax). Withholding tax is computed
as a percentage of gross pay based on the following:
Gross Pay Withholding Percentage
Up to and including 300.00= 10%
300.01 and up = 12%

Thats what i have done

            double hPayRate, hWorked, grossPay, wthHoldTax, netPay;
            string stringhPayRate, stringhWorked;

            Console.WriteLine(" Please enter your hourly pay rate ");
            stringhPayRate = Console.ReadLine();
            hPayRate = Convert.ToDouble(stringhPayRate);

            Console.WriteLine(" Please enter how many hours you worked ");
            stringhWorked = Console.ReadLine();
            hWorked = Convert.ToDouble(stringhWorked);

            grossPay = hPayRate * hWorked;

            if (grossPay <= 300.00)
            {

                wthHoldTax = grossPay * .10;
                netPay = grossPay - wthHoldTax;
                Console.WriteLine(" Your net pay is {0}", netPay);
            }
            else if (grossPay >= 300.01)

            {
                wthHoldTax = grossPay * .12;
                netPay = grossPay - wthHoldTax;
                Console.WriteLine(" Your net pay is {0}", netPay);
            }

Any other cool alternative ways to solve this problem?

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Vulpes14y ago
Accepted answer
You could create a method to work out net pay:

double hPayRate, hWorked, grossPay, netPay;
string stringhPayRate, stringhWorked;

Console.WriteLine(" Please enter your hourly pay rate ");
stringhPayRate = Console.ReadLine();
hPayRate = Convert.ToDouble(stringhPayRate);
Console.WriteLine(" Please enter how many hours you worked ");

stringhWorked = Console.ReadLine();
hWorked = Convert.ToDouble(stringhWorked);
grossPay = hPayRate * hWorked;

netPay = CalculateNetPay(grossPay);
Console.WriteLine(" Your net pay is {0}", netPay);

// method to calculate net pay

double CalculateNetPay(double grossPay)
{
double wthHoldTax;

if (grossPay <= 300.00)
{
wthHoldTax = grossPay * .10;
}
else
{
wthHoldTax = grossPay * .12;
}

return grossPay - wthHoldTax;
}
Vulpes14y ago
You could do this:

Console.WriteLine(" Please enter your hourly pay rate and how many hours worked separated by a comma : ");
string line = Console.ReadLine();
string[] items = line.Split(',');
hPayRate = Convert.ToDouble(items[0]);
stringhWorked = = Convert.ToDouble(items[1]);

Clearly, this procedure could be generalized to deal with more than 2 variables.
Prime b14y ago
Also, is there any way to get two variables from one Console.WriteLine?

for example, here
Console.WriteLine(" Please enter your hourly pay rate ");
stringhPayRate = Console.ReadLine();
hPayRate = Convert.ToDouble(stringhPayRate);
Console.WriteLine(" Please enter how many hours you worked ");

stringhWorked = Console.ReadLine();

I have to ask user two times the variables, but can I ask them two variables or three or four in one questions? and then use .ReadLine()?
Prime b14y ago
ty vuples