Worker's gross and net take-home pay

Alviery · #1 19-Mar-2010, 20:25

Hi everyone!

It happens that I am doing a project for a C++ class, but I am having a hard time trying to get the right code. Can anybody tell me what to do?

The program actually has to read in a number of hours a worker work in a week as well the dependants as input. Then will output the worker's gross pay, each withholding amount, and the net take-home pay for the week. It also the program needs to be written so that allows the calculation to be repeated as often as the user wishes. I got this far now.

CPP / C++ / C Code:

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
	int hours,  dependants,  SocialSecurityTax, FederalIncomeTax, IncomeTax;
	double grosspay, rate;
//input**************************************

cout << "Enter the hourly rate of pay\n$";
cin >> rate;
cout << "Enter the number of hours workeds\n";
cin >> hours;
cout << "Enter the number of dependants\n";
cin >> dependants;

	SocialSecurityTax = 6;
	FederalIncomeTax = 14;
	IncomeTax = 5;

//output************************************
	SocialSecurityTax = rate*40 + 1.5*rate*(hours - 40)/ 6;
	 
//process*************************************
if (hours > 40)
	grosspay = rate*40 + 1.5*rate*(hours - 40);
else grosspay = rate*hours;
	

if (dependants >= 3)
	grosspay =rate*40 + 1.5*rate*(hours - 40)- 35;
else grosspay = rate*40 + 1.5*rate*(hours - 40)- 0;
	

cout.setf(ios::fixed);
cout.setf(ios::showpoint);
cout.precision(2);
cout << "Hours = " << hours << endl;
cout << "Hourly pay rate = $" << rate << endl;
cout << "Gross pay = $" << grosspay << endl;
cout << "SocialSecurityTax = " << endl;
cout << "IncomeTax = " << endl;
cout << "FederalIncomeTax =  " << endl;
 






	return 0;


}

Kimmo · #2 20-Mar-2010, 00:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alviery

Can anybody tell me what to do?

Implement the rest of the required features. Something like this:

Quote:

The program actually has to read in a number of hours a worker work in a week as well the dependants as input. Then will output the worker's gross pay, each withholding amount, and the net take-home pay for the week. It olso the program needs to be written so that allows the calculation to be repeated as often as the user wishes.

Some thoughts.

CPP / C++ / C Code:

	SocialSecurityTax = 6;
	FederalIncomeTax = 14;
	IncomeTax = 5;

Are these some kind of tax rates as percentages?

CPP / C++ / C Code:

	SocialSecurityTax = rate*40 + 1.5*rate*(hours - 40)/ 6;

Why do you overwrite the tax rate with this? What IS this anyway? Also, I don't claim to know about the taxation system of the country this example represent, but I don't think this calculation is anywhere near correct. I mean, shouldn't calculating the tax somehow take into the account the actual tax percentage? Example run:

Code:

Enter the hourly rate of pay
$8
Enter the number of hours workeds
50
Enter the number of dependants
1
SocialSecurityTax: 340
Hours = 50
Hourly pay rate = $8.00
Gross pay = $440.00
SocialSecurityTax =
IncomeTax =
FederalIncomeTax =

So, I'm earning 440 a week (where did the extra 40 bucks come from? 50 * 8 = 400. Oh, overtime. Where did it say that?) and the social security tax takes 3/4 of my pay? What if I earn less still?

Code:

Enter the hourly rate of pay
$5
Enter the number of hours workeds
10
Enter the number of dependants
1
SocialSecurityTax: 162
Hours = 10
Hourly pay rate = $5.00
Gross pay = $-25.00
SocialSecurityTax =
IncomeTax =
FederalIncomeTax =

I'm being taxed more than I'm even earning? Is that how it really works?

CPP / C++ / C Code:

if (hours > 40)
	grosspay = rate*40 + 1.5*rate*(hours - 40);
else grosspay = rate*hours;

I take it each hour after the 40th is overtime?

How about commenting your code at least a little? I mean, if you're asking for help, one would think you made it as easy as possible for us. But you're doing almost the opposite, hurling rocks on our path at a constant pace. There are no requirements apart from your vague description, you didn't post your code as described in the guidelines, there is no description of the PROBLEM YOU HAVE, there is no description of the possible problems in your code you have already encountered...

It compiles and runs cleanly, though, which is a good start.

If this post wasn't very helpful, which it isn't, then perhaps you should consider if posting your code along with the description of the requirements is really enough to help with the problems you have. This isn't rentacoder.com after all.

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