Introduction to programming help (Java)

Question

A Small supermarket employs workers who are paid every week in hourly bases according to one of the following three rates (depending on their positions).

[Postion Type] [Position Name] [Hours Rate (AED)]

1 Admin 60

2 WorkerP1 40

3 WorkerP2 30

Each employee might work any number of hours per week; any hour over 40 are paid at one and half rate (1.5% of the rate). Also,the employees in all position can choose to participate in the health insurance option for 130 AED per month.In addition, the employeein the Admin position can choose to participate in the retirement plan at 3.0% of their gross pay.

Write a Java payroll program that calculates the net pay for employee. The program prompts the user for:

1.    Entering Position type and Number of hours per week.

2.    Calculate the net pay for a worker.

3.    Displays: 1) Position Name, 2) Hours Worked, 3) Hourly Rate, 4) Regular pay for 40 hours, 5) overtime pay, 6)Total Deduction, 7) the net pay (total pay + overtime pay – Total Deduction).

I have already done most of the coding, however im stuck at that part where its asking you to code the emplooyes can choose to participate in the health insurance option for 130 AED per month, along with the admin one that tells you to code an option if the admin would like to participate the retirement plan at 3.0% of their gross pay.

Answer 1

I can understand your confusion, as the requirements don't explicitly say how to get those two pieces of information. My suggestion would be to expand part 1) to also ask for that information, in separate prompts. My assumption is you currently have two prompts, one for the position and another for the number of hours worked. You could add a third prompt for whether or not the employee is opted in to the health plan and then a fourth prompt if the employee opted in to the retirement plan. The fourth prompt should also be conditionally displayed only if the user entered 1 for the first prompt.