[LokaRosa]

I'm having trouble calculating overtime pay in my program. I can't seem to get the right errors fixed to save my life. Please see:

import java.util.Scanner; 				// Program uses class Scanner to accept user input
import java.text.NumberFormat;			// Program Uses Class NumberFormat to format number output
import java.util.Locale;				// Program Needs to Use U.S. Currency



public class PayrollProgram
{
	// main method begins execution of Java application
    public static void main( String args[] )
    {



		// create Scanner to obtain input from command window
		Scanner input;

		// Set Currency to U.S. Dollars
		NumberFormat currency = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(Locale.US);

		// Variable Specifications
		String employeeName;		// Placeholder for employee name
		float hoursWorked; 			// Number of hours worked in a week
		float hourlyRate; 			// Employee's hourly rate
		float totalPay;			// total hours worked plus the hourly rate
		float overtimePay;  			// overtime pay


	// Show Program Welcome Message

		System.out.println( "Employee Weekly Payroll Program\n\n");	// Tells program to show Welcome Message


		//  while(true)  // will loop until STOP is entered no particular letter case expected
        {

		input = new Scanner (System.in);

		// Show an Empty Line
		System.out.println( );

		// On screen prompt for Employee Name
		System.out.print( "Enter your name: " );
		employeeName = input.nextLine(); 			// read the employee's name from memory

           do
            {

				// Prompt for Employee's Hourly Rate
				System.out.print( "Enter hourly rate: " ); 		// prompt message
				hourlyRate = input.nextFloat(); 				// reads employee's hourly rate


				if (hourlyRate < 0)
				{

				    System.out.println( "ERROR: The hourly rate must be a positive number." ); 		// show error message

				}


            } while ( hourlyRate < 0 ); // end do while statement

            do
            {

				System.out.print( "Enter total hours worked this week: " ); // prompts the employee for hours worked for the week
				hoursWorked = input.nextFloat(); 					// reads number of hours entered and stores into memory

				if (hoursWorked < 0)
				{

				    System.out.println( "ERROR: The number of hours worked must be a positive number." ); 		// shows error message

				}

            } while ( hoursWorked < 0 ); // end do while statement



			// Calculate Employee's  Pay
			totalPay = hourlyRate * hoursWorked;
			overtimePay = totalPay + overtimePay;


			// Calculate OVERTIME HOURS


							if (hoursWorked > 40)
							{
							overtimePay = (hoursWorked - 40) * (hourlyRate * 1.5);
							}

							else
							{ totalPay = hoursWorked * hourlyRate;
							overtimePay = 0;
							}


			// Output program results to the display

			System.out.println( "\n\nWEEKLY PAYROLL RESULTS");	// Show Exit Message

			System.out.println( "\n\nEmployee Name: " + employeeName);
			System.out.println( "Gross Pay: " + currency.format(totalPay) );
			System.out.println( "Overtime Hours: " + overtimePay);   //OVERTIME PAY


// Show an Empty Line
			System.out.println( );


        }	// end while statement



	} // end method main

} //end class Payroll

[Dogstopper]

Well, what are the errors? In order to fix them, we have to know them...

[LokaRosa]

The error I'm getting is

found : double
required: float

overtimePay = (hoursWorked - 40) * (hourlyRate * 1.5);
                                 ^
1 error with exit code 1

LokaRosa, on 07 January 2011 - 09:11 PM, said:

I'm having trouble calculating overtime pay in my program. I can't seem to get the right errors fixed to save my life. Please see:

import java.util.Scanner; 				// Program uses class Scanner to accept user input
import java.text.NumberFormat;			// Program Uses Class NumberFormat to format number output
import java.util.Locale;				// Program Needs to Use U.S. Currency



public class PayrollProgram
{
	// main method begins execution of Java application
    public static void main( String args[] )
    {



		// create Scanner to obtain input from command window
		Scanner input;

		// Set Currency to U.S. Dollars
		NumberFormat currency = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(Locale.US);

		// Variable Specifications
		String employeeName;		// Placeholder for employee name
		float hoursWorked; 			// Number of hours worked in a week
		float hourlyRate; 			// Employee's hourly rate
		float totalPay;			// total hours worked plus the hourly rate
		float overtimePay;  			// overtime pay


	// Show Program Welcome Message

		System.out.println( "Employee Weekly Payroll Program\n\n");	// Tells program to show Welcome Message


		//  while(true)  // will loop until STOP is entered no particular letter case expected
        {

		input = new Scanner (System.in);

		// Show an Empty Line
		System.out.println( );

		// On screen prompt for Employee Name
		System.out.print( "Enter your name: " );
		employeeName = input.nextLine(); 			// read the employee's name from memory

           do
            {

				// Prompt for Employee's Hourly Rate
				System.out.print( "Enter hourly rate: " ); 		// prompt message
				hourlyRate = input.nextFloat(); 				// reads employee's hourly rate


				if (hourlyRate < 0)
				{

				    System.out.println( "ERROR: The hourly rate must be a positive number." ); 		// show error message

				}


            } while ( hourlyRate < 0 ); // end do while statement

            do
            {

				System.out.print( "Enter total hours worked this week: " ); // prompts the employee for hours worked for the week
				hoursWorked = input.nextFloat(); 					// reads number of hours entered and stores into memory

				if (hoursWorked < 0)
				{

				    System.out.println( "ERROR: The number of hours worked must be a positive number." ); 		// shows error message

				}

            } while ( hoursWorked < 0 ); // end do while statement



			// Calculate Employee's  Pay
			totalPay = hourlyRate * hoursWorked;
			overtimePay = totalPay + overtimePay;


			// Calculate OVERTIME HOURS


							if (hoursWorked > 40)
							{
							overtimePay = (hoursWorked - 40) * (hourlyRate * 1.5);
							}

							else
							{ totalPay = hoursWorked * hourlyRate;
							overtimePay = 0;
							}


			// Output program results to the display

			System.out.println( "\n\nWEEKLY PAYROLL RESULTS");	// Show Exit Message

			System.out.println( "\n\nEmployee Name: " + employeeName);
			System.out.println( "Gross Pay: " + currency.format(totalPay) );
			System.out.println( "Overtime Hours: " + overtimePay);   //OVERTIME PAY


// Show an Empty Line
			System.out.println( );


        }	// end while statement



	} // end method main

} //end class Payroll

[Dogstopper]

Since you are using floats, you have to convert the number to float.


overtimePay = (hoursWorked - 40) * (hourlyRate * 1.5);


By default the 1.5 is a double and thus evaluates incorrectly. You need to explicitly make it a float:


overtimePay = (hoursWorked - 40) * (hourlyRate * 1.5f);


However, in general, I suggest just using doubles. You will get more precision.

[LokaRosa]

Thank you so much! I changed it to doubles as you recommended and fixed a variable error and it worked!

[Dogstopper]

You're very welcome. Glad I could help.