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Debug03-02: // This pseudocode is intended to display employee net pay values. /

ID: 671952 • Letter: D

Question

Debug03-02:

// This pseudocode is intended to display employee net pay values.

// All employees have a standard $45 deduction from their checks.

// If an employee does not earn enough to cover the deduction,

// an error message is displayed.

start

   Declarations

      string name

      num hours

      num rate

      num DEDUCTION = 45

      string EOFNAME = "ZZZ"

      num gross

      num net

   output "Enter first name or ", EOFNAME, " to quit"

   input name

   if name not equal to EOFNAME

      output "Enter hours worked for ", name

      input hours

      output "Enter hourly rate for ", name

      input rate

    gross = hours * rate

      net = gross - DEDUCTION

      while net > 0 then

         output "Net pay for ", name, " is ", net

      else

          output "Deductions not covered. Net is 0."

      endwhile

      output "Enter next name or ", EOFNAME, " to quit"

      input name

   endif

   output "End of job"

stop

Explanation / Answer

start
Declarations
string name
num hours
num rate
num DEDUCTION = 45
string EOFNAME = "ZZZ"
num gross
num net
output "Enter first name or ", EOFNAME, " to quit"
input name
while name not equal to EOFNAME
output "Enter hours worked for ", name
input hours
output "Enter hourly rate for ", name
input rate
gross = hours * rate
net = gross - DEDUCTION
if net > 0 then
output "Net pay for ", name, " is ", net
else
output "Deductions not covered. Net is 0."
endif
output "Enter next name or ", EOFNAME, " to quit"
input name
endwhile
output "End of job"
stop

It should be while because you want to repeat the process untill name != 'ZZZ'. using 'if' will not loop the process.

if net>0 then is correct, earlier while is used, which will become a infinite loop, since there is no change in the terminating condition.

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