Answer to Question #187786 in Visual Basic for Vhugala

Question

A book store needs to calculate the price of an order from the book price and the number of books that were ordered. Add tax (15%) and a shipping charge of R12.50 per book. (The tax is calculated on the sum of the total book price and the shipping price). Display the order price.

Answer 1

Module Module1


    Sub Main()
        'get the number of books that were ordered
        Console.Write("Enter the number of books that were ordered: ")
        Dim numberBooks As Integer = Integer.Parse(Console.ReadLine())
        'get the book price
        Console.Write("Enter the book price: ")
        Dim bookPrice As Double = Double.Parse(Console.ReadLine())
        'Add tax (15%) and a shipping charge of R12.50 per book. 
        '(The tax is calculated on the sum of the total book price and the shipping price). 
        Dim subtotalOrderPrice As Double = numberBooks * bookPrice
        Dim shippingCharge As Double = numberBooks * 12.5D
        Dim tax As Double = (subtotalOrderPrice + shippingCharge) * 0.15
        Dim orderPrice As Double = subtotalOrderPrice + shippingCharge + tax
        'Display the order price.
        Console.WriteLine("The subtotal: R{0}", subtotalOrderPrice)
        Console.WriteLine("The shipping charge of R12.50 per book: R{0}", shippingCharge)
        Console.WriteLine("The tax: R{0}", tax)
        Console.WriteLine("The order price: R{0}", orderPrice)


        Console.ReadLine()
    End Sub


End Module