Draw the flowchart or pseudocode for an application that allows a user to enter the price of an item and computes 8 percent sales tax on the item.
main() {
float x = get_user_input();
x * .08;
return x;
}
To create a flowchart or pseudocode for this application, you can follow these steps:
1. Start
2. Prompt the user to enter the price of the item
3. Read the price entered by the user
4. Calculate the sales tax by multiplying the price by 8% (0.08)
5. Add the sales tax to the price to get the total price
6. Display the total price with the sales tax
7. Stop
Here's a visual representation of the flowchart:
```
+--------+
| Start |
+--------+
|
V
+-----------+
| Enter the |
| price |
+-----------+
|
V
+-----------+
| Read the |
| price |
+-----------+
|
V
+--------------+
| Calculate the |
| sales tax |
+--------------+
|
V
+-------------------+
| Add sales tax to |
| the price |
+-------------------+
|
V
+-------------------+
| Display total |
| price with tax |
+-------------------+
|
V
+-------+
| Stop |
+-------+
```
Here's a pseudocode representation of the algorithm:
```
START
PRINT "Enter the price of the item: "
READ price
salesTax = price * 0.08
total = price + salesTax
PRINT "Total price with sales tax: ", total
STOP
```
You can implement this flowchart or pseudocode in the programming language of your choice.