Thread: help with accumulating in payroll program

Code:

////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Daniel Pritchett
// COP1220
// Payroll Program made to generate
// payroll report based on employee information
// Made with Visual C++.NET
////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <string>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;
double overtimeGross(int, double, double);
double federalTax(int, double);

int main()
{
	string EmployeeFirstName, EmployeeLastName, EmployeeNumber;
	int Dependents, HoursWorked, Workers, WorkersSave;						
	double HourlyRate, GrossPay, RegPay, FedTax, NetPay, Overtime;
	double Total_RegPay, Total_Overtime, Total_GrossPay, Total_FedTax, Total_NetPay; 
	ofstream outFile;

	//output of heading to file
	outFile.open("a:test.txt");
	outFile << fixed;
	outFile <<"EMPLOYEEE" << setw(16) << "EMPLOYEE" << setw(10) << "REG" << setw(16) 
	   << "OVERTIME" << setw(14) << "GROSS" << setw(9) << "FED"
 << setw(11) << "NET" <<endl;  
	outFile <<"NUMBER" << setw(15) << "NAME" << setw(14) << "PAY" 
		    << setw(11) << "PAY"
 << setw(17) << "PAY" << setw(11) << "TAX" << setw(11) << "PAY" << endl << endl;

	cout << "How many employees are you going to enter in the payroll? ";
	cin >> Workers;

	//saves worker number for use in the end.
	WorkersSave = Workers;

	Total_RegPay = 0;
	Total_Overtime = 0;
	Total_GrossPay = 0;
	Total_FedTax = 0;
	Total_NetPay = 0;
	//for loop runs as long as Workers does not equal 0
	for( ; Workers!=0 ; Workers--)
	{
		
		cout << "\nEnter the Employee's six digit work Number: ";
		cin >> EmployeeNumber;
		cout << "Enter the employees first and last name: ";
		cin >> EmployeeFirstName >> EmployeeLastName;
		cout << "Enter the number of Dependents: ";
		cin >> Dependents;
		cout << "Enter your Hourly Rate: $";
		cin >> HourlyRate;
		cout << "Enter the numbers of hours woked: ";
		cin >> HoursWorked;
		RegPay = HourlyRate * HoursWorked;

		//goes into outfile, change cout to outFile
		outFile << right << EmployeeNumber  
			 << setw(9) << EmployeeFirstName<< " " << EmployeeLastName
			 << setw(6) << right << setprecision(2)<< "$" << RegPay;

		//condition for overtime	 
		if(HoursWorked > 40)
		{	
			Overtime =  overtimeGross(HoursWorked, HourlyRate, RegPay);
			outFile << setw(9) << right << setprecision(2)<< "$" << Overtime;
			GrossPay = Overtime + RegPay;
			
		}
			else
			{ 
				Overtime = 0;
				GrossPay = RegPay;
				outFile << setw(12) << right <<setprecision(2)
 << "$" << Overtime;
				
			}

		outFile << setw(9) << right << "$" << setprecision(2) << GrossPay;
		
		//calculating federal tax
		FedTax = federalTax(Dependents, GrossPay);
		outFile << setw(5) << right << "$" << setprecision(2) << FedTax;

		//calculating net pay
		NetPay = GrossPay - FedTax;
		outFile << setw(5) <<right << "$" << setprecision(2) << NetPay << endl;
	

		Total_RegPay += RegPay;
		Total_Overtime += Overtime;
		Total_GrossPay += GrossPay;
		Total_FedTax += FedTax;
		Total_NetPay += NetPay;

	//end of for loop
	}

	outFile <<"\n\n"<< setw(25) <<setprecision(2)<< "TOTAL:" << setw(6) << "$" 
<< Total_RegPay << setw(8) << "$" << Total_Overtime << setw(10)
		<< "$" 
<< Total_GrossPay << setw(6) << "$" << Total_FedTax << setw(7) << "$" <<  Total_NetPay;
	return 0;
}

double overtimeGross(int HoursWorked, double HourlyRate, double RegPay)
{
	return (HoursWorked - 40) * (HourlyRate * 1.5);  
}

double federalTax(int Dependents, double GrossPay)
{
	return (GrossPay - (Dependents * 42.15)) * .20;

}

see inquiry belowat bottom

Originally posted by indigo0086
the only thing is, before I do the
Total_X += Total_X;
I have to assighn total_x to the first gross amount, but then it wouldnt' really work because everytime it loops, it will just re-assign the value of the Total_X. You understand?

Well, if you initalise Total_X to 0 before the loop, then use something like this:
>Total_X += OnePersons_X;
... it will added up as you go through the loop, then you just cout Total_X at the end.

Yeah, something like that. See what you come up with.

EUREKA! I finally finished it. SOrry for the messy code but that's what I was working with. I just wish there was an easier way for me to output information other than trial and error. Doh, forgot to mention thankx hammer for your help. Now I have to write the pseudocode for the prog cuz our teacher requires it ;(