Solving for percentage Rates.

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  1. Prof. Krauf

    Prof. Krauf New Member

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    I'm attempting a code here. I'm still a little scrappy and I'm not quite sure what I should be using here. I'm trying to create a code where the user inputs a name for an employee and a sales rate. Each employee gets payed 2,500 monthly, but Based on the sales rate they should find out their commission rate and it's dependent on this.
    [FONT=&quot]$0.01–$5,000 8 percent[/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]$5,000.01–$10,000 10 percent[/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]$10,000.01 and above 12 percent[/FONT]

    I just need a little help here I think I need a case or switch statement, but I'm not even sure where to begin or place the needed codes.

    My code
    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    #include <cstring>
    using namespace std;
    int main()
    {
    //declare variables
    char lastname[50];
    int comission
    //get employee name
    cout << "Enter the Employee's last name: ";
    cin.getline (lastname, 50);
     int salary = 2500
    //get sales rate
    case '1'
    if commission 5000 <
    
    
    return 0;
    }
    
    
     
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    What's that ??

    For your question ... It's better to use nested Ifs than using Switch Case. Case checks for a particular value, but you need to check a range.

    So, do it something like this :
    Code:
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    .
    if( Salary > 10000 )
          Commission = 12;
    else if( Salary > 5000 )
          Commission = 10;
    else
          Commission = 8;
    .
    .
    
     
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    Like this?

    So it should be something like this?

    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    #include <cstring>
    
    using namespace std;
    
    int main()
    {
          //declare variables
          char lastname[50];
          char firstname[50]
          int comission;
    
          //get employee name
          cout << "Enter the Employee's first and last name last name: ";
          cin >> getline (lastname, 50);
          int salary = 2500;
          
          //get sales rate
          double commissionRate = 0.0;
    
          if(commission <= 5000)
                commisionRate  = 0.08;
          else if(commission <= 10000 && commission > 5000)
                commissionRate = 0.10;
          else
                commissionRate = 0.12;
    
          cout << "firstname" << "lastname" << "commissionRate" <<
    
          return 0;
          system ("pause")
    }
     
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    No problem, I did it for you :)

    As your post count is low, you cannot edit your posts. Keep posting and soon you will have edit button.
     
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    So should the code look like that? I think I need to add endline after the commissionRate.
     
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    No !!! There are so many errors in your program. Let me highlight and explain :

    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    #include <cstring>
    
    using namespace std;
    
    int main()
    {
          //declare variables
          char lastname[50];
          char firstname[50]     [COLOR="Red"][B]// Missing ';'[/B][/COLOR]
          int comission;
    
          //get employee name
          cout << "Enter the Employee's first and last name last name: ";
    [COLOR="Red"][B]      // you only get the lastname in this case !![/B][/COLOR]
          cin >> getline (lastname, 50);
          int salary = 2500;
          
          //get sales rate
          double commissionRate = 0.0;
    
    [COLOR="Red"][B]      // You are using "commission" without assigning a value to it first ![/B][/COLOR]
          if(commission <= 5000)
                commisionRate  = 0.08;
          else if(commission <= 10000 && commission > 5000)
                commissionRate = 0.10;
          else
                commissionRate = 0.12;
    
    [COLOR="Red"][B]      // LOL, firstname, lastname etc.. should not be in quotes, 'cuz they are vars.
          // And where is the ';' ??
    [/B][/COLOR]      cout << "firstname" << "lastname" << "commissionRate" <<
    
          return 0;
    
          [COLOR="Red"][B]// You are pausing after returning from main() !![/B][/COLOR]
          system ("pause")      [COLOR="Red"][B]// And where is ';' ??[/B][/COLOR]
    }

    The correct program can be like this : (Run it and tell me if it's useful)
    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    #include <cstring>
    
    using namespace std;
    
    int main()
    {
          //declare variables
          char lastname[50];
          char firstname[50];
          double commissionRate;
          int commission;
    
          //get employee name
          cout << "Enter the Employee's first and last name last name: ";
          cin >> firstname >> lastname;
          int salary = 2500;
    
          //get sales rate
          cout << "Please enter sales rate : ";
          cin >> commission;
    
          if(commission <= 5000)
                commissionRate  = 0.08;
          else if(commission <= 10000 && commission > 5000)
                commissionRate = 0.10;
          else
                commissionRate = 0.12;
    
          cout << "\nNAME = " << firstname << " " << lastname << "\nSALARY = " << salary;
          cout << "\nSALES = " << commission << "\nCOMMISSION RATE = " << commissionRate;
    
          getchar();
          cout << "\n\nPress any key to exit ...\n";
          getchar();
    
          return 0;
    }
    
    NOTE that, I changed system("pause") to manual a pause, which has the benefit that it's not OS specific.
     
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    What about having edit button for all post ;) ?
     
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    Users cannot edit all posts because there is no point in allowing to edit some old threads / posts and also new members are not allowed for spam reasons.

    Mods are exceptions.
     
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    All right I appreciate the help.
     
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