Starting Out with C++ from Control Structures to Objects (8th Edition)
Starting Out with C++ from Control Structures to Objects (8th Edition)
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780133769395
Author: Tony Gaddis
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 17PC

Stock Commission

Kathryn bought 750 shares of stock at a price of $35.00 per share. She must pay her stockbroker a 2 percent commission for the transaction. Write a program that calculates and displays the following:

• The amount paid for the stock alone (without the commission).

• The amount of the commission.

• The total amount paid (for the stock plus the commission).

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Starting Out with C++ from Control Structures to Objects (8th Edition)

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