HOW CAN I DRAW A FLOWCHART THAT WILL PRODUCE THE FOLLOWING OUTPUT REPORT, ITEM, PRICE, QUANTITY AND SUBTOTAL USING MAINLINE LOGIC?

To draw a flowchart that will produce the following output report with items, prices, quantity, and subtotal using mainline logic, you can follow these steps:

1. Start by placing the "Start" symbol at the top of the flowchart. This will mark the beginning of the program.

2. Add a process symbol to represent reading the item name. This can be a rectangle with rounded corners. Inside the rectangle, write "Read Item."

3. Connect the "Read Item" process symbol to the next process symbol, which is reading the price. Repeat the same steps as before: add a rectangle with rounded corners and label it "Read Price."

4. Connect the "Read Price" process symbol to the next process symbol, which is reading the quantity. Again, add a rectangle with rounded corners and label it "Read Quantity."

5. Connect the "Read Quantity" process symbol to a calculation process symbol. This symbol could be a parallelogram labeled "Calculate Subtotal." Inside this symbol, write the formula to calculate the subtotal. For example, "Subtotal = Price x Quantity."

6. From the "Calculate Subtotal" process symbol, connect it to an output symbol. This can be a rectangle labeled "Output Report." Inside this symbol, write the necessary code to display the item name, price, quantity, and subtotal.

7. Finally, connect the "Output Report" symbol to the "End" symbol, which represents the end of the program.

Here is a text representation of the flowchart logic:

Start -> Read Item -> Read Price -> Read Quantity -> Calculate Subtotal -> Output Report -> End

Remember, this is a general explanation of how to create a flowchart. The specific steps and symbols may vary depending on the software or tool you are using to create the flowchart.