Chapter 6, Problem 20PC

Group Project

20. Using Files—Travel Expenses

This program should be designed and written by a team of students. Here are some suggestions:

• One student should design function main, which will call the other functions in the program. The rest of the functions should be designed by other team members.

• Analyze the program requirements so each student is given about the same workload.

• Decide on the function names, parameters, and return types in advance.

• Use stubs and drivers to test and debug the program.

• The program can be implemented either as a multifile program, or all the functions can be cut and pasted into the main file.

Here is the assignment. Write a program that calculates and displays the total travel expenses of a businessperson on a trip. The program should have functions that ask for and return the following:

• The total number of days spent on the trip

• The time of departure on the first day of the trip and the time of arrival back home on the last day of the trip

• The amount of any round-trip airfare

• The amount of any car rentals

• Miles driven, if a private vehicle was used. Vehicle allowance is $0.58 per mile.

• Parking fees. (The company allows up to $12 per day. Anything in excess of this must be paid by the employee.)

• Taxi fees. (The company allows up to $40 per day for each day a taxi was used. Anything in excess of this must be paid by the employee.)

• Conference or seminar registration fees

• Hotel expenses. (The company allows up to $90 per night for lodging. Anything in excess of this amount must be paid by the employee.)