if statment question

item 1 and item 2 have the same cost and a 10 percent discount if the quantity is over 15 units.
All of my units are getting discounts if they are over 15 units and I am at a loose on this one here is my statement;

Code:

void Compute_Purchase_Price (void)
{
if ((item == 1) || (item == 2))
{		
		sub_tot = ITEM_12 * quantity;
}
if ((item == 3) || (item == 4))
{
		sub_tot = ITEM_34 * quantity;
}
if (((item == 1) || (item == 3)) && (quantity > 15))
{
		dis = DISCOUNT * sub_tot;
}
}

any help is welcome.

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I think the problem might be in the last if statement. if you only want the discount to apply to items 1 and 2 then you are using the wrong conditional statement you should check if it is item 1 or item 2 not if it is item 1 or item 3. hope this helps.
JG

from the looks of your code and what you said about items 1 and 2 having the same cost, you could do it this way...

Code:

void Compute_Purchase_Price (void)
{
	if ((item == 1) || (item == 2))
	{
		sub_tot = ITEM_12 * quantity;
                         if(quantity > 15)
		{
			dis = DISCOUNT * sub_tot;
		}
	}
	if ((item == 3) || (item == 4))
	{
		sub_tot = ITEM_34 * quantity;
	}
}

this way, it eliminates the unnecessary check of item 1 and 2 again...