Write method to calculate Stimulus Amount. name: calculateStimulus, Parameters; Integer Array called Ages that contains ages of people &return type: void& works for any array size

Question

Write the method to calculate Stimulus Amount:

        Method name: calculateStimulus

       Parameters:  Integer Array called Ages that contains ages of people

       Return type: void

        Logic: 1) Calculates the amount of stimulus money that is owed to each person as follows:

                     Less than 18: amount 0$

                                        18 upto 21 : amount $500,

                                         21 upto 55: amount $1000

                                         55 upto 65: amount $1500

                     More than 65: amount $2000

      2) This method prints each index and calculated amounts for example, as follows

                    Person at Index 0 : Age 43 : Amount $1000

                    Person at Index 1 : Age 12: Amount 0;

                   .... until all the persons until the last index have been calculated and printed

        Your method should work for any array size - it should calculate the size of the array and use either a for or while loop to go  through the array to calculate and print the stimulus amount that is due.  

Answer 1

#include <stdio.h>

// There are TWO issues.....

calculateStimulus( int * Ages)

{

// sizeof(Ages)/sizeof(Ages[0] will not work because the BASE ADDRESS (a pointer) MUST be passed

// this is not a problem in Java, as the array has property Array.length;

int iLoop=0;

int age;

int amount=0;

int N = Ages[0];

for (iLoop=1; iLoop<=N; iLoop++)

{

age = Ages[iLoop];

/* The cut-off points of these ages are UNCLEAR!!

the word "UP to" does not help....

YOU may have to move the equal sign from one case to the next ... */

if (age<18)

{

amount = 0;

}

else if (age>=18 && age <=21) //does someone age 21 get 500 or 1000 ?

{

amount = 500;

}

else if (age>21 && age<55) //does someone age 55 get 1000 or 1500 ?

{

amount = 1000;

}

else if (age>=55 && age<=65)

{

amount = 1500;

}

else //CRYSTAL CLEAR: anyone over 65 gets 2000

{

amount=2000;

}

printf("Person at Index %d : Age %d : Amount $ %d \n",iLoop,age,amount);

}

}

main()

{

//first element in the array is the # of ages that follow

int ages[]={20,5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55,60,65,70,75,80,85,90,95,100};

int Ages[] = {13,8,16,24,32,40,48,56,64,72,80,88,96,104};

calculateStimulus(ages);

printf("-------------------------------\n");

calculateStimulus(Ages);

}