CSCI 2000B

Spring 1999

Assignment 4

Date: 2/2/99 Due: 2/9/99 20 points

Write, enter, run, debug, and get working a QBASIC program to solve the following problem:

You want to help some people do some financial planning taking into account the state income tax. Your program should ask the user for the person's name and annual "adjusted gross income". It should then calculate the total state tax and report the results to the user.

We will assume that all the people are single so will only use the Single Person Tax Rate Schedule:

If the adjusted gross income is The amount of tax is

not over $ 5,000 $ 0

Over ... $ 5,000 ... but not over $ 5,750 $ 0 .... plus 1% of the amount over ... $ 5,000

Over ... $ 5,750 ... but not over $ 7,250 $ 7.50 .... plus 2% of the amount over ... $ 5,750

Over ... $ 7,250 ... but not over $ 8,750 $ 37.50 .... plus 3% of the amount over ... $ 7,250

Over ... $ 8,750 ... but not over $10,250 $ 82.50 .... plus 4% of the amount over ... $ 8,750

Over ... $10,250 ... but not over $12,000 $142.50 .... plus 5% of the amount over ... $10,250

Over ... $12,000 $230.00 .... plus 6% of the amount over ... $12,000

Turn in a listing of your program and a 3.5 inch disk containing the program. Write your name on the disk and the file name of the program. All assignments are due at the beginning of class with late assignments reduced by 10% per day, up to a maximum reduction of 50%.