Chapter 11, Problem 7PC

Travel Expenses

Create a GUI application that calculates and displays the total travel expenses of a businessperson on a trip. Here is the information that the user must provide:

• Number of days on the trip
• Amount of airfare, if any
• Amount of car rental fees, if any
• Number of miles driven, if a private vehicle was used
• Amount of parking fees, if any
• Amount of taxi charges, if any
• Conference or seminar registration fees, if any
• Lodging charges, per night

The company reimburses travel expenses according to the following policy:

• $47 per day for meals
• Parking fees up to $20.00 per day
• Taxi charges up to $40.00 per day
• Lodging charges up to $195.00 per day
• If a private vehicle is used, $0.42 per mile driven

The application should calculate and display the following:

• Total expenses incurred by the businessperson
• The total allowable expenses for the trip
• The excess that must be paid by the businessperson, if any
• The amount saved by the businessperson if the expenses were under the total allowed