Problem:
Well, with the recent merger of the BAA&M Railroad with the Kalamazoo, Erie & Rochester, you find yourself working for the KERBAA&M in a new location. You are now required to produce very specifically formatted reports for your new hot-tempered management.
The data file should have the following information (Each item is on a separate line):
Name of Railroad
Destination
Number of ore cars
Current price of Coal per short ton.
You need to calculate:
1. the amount of coal,
2. the total value of the shipment, and
3. the surcharge.
Assume that every car holds 74.5 tons. The surcharge is set at 0.31% of the total value of the shipment.
You need to produce a report formatted EXACTLY as follows (with your name):
KERBAA & M COAL TRAIN REPORT –
Railroad Name: Ironton and Tylerville
Destination:FlintEdison#4
Number of ore cars:............ 87
Total weight of coal........... 6481.50 short tons
Current Cost per short ton..... $ 65.47
Total Value of Shipment........ $ 424343.81
Current Surcharge.............. 0.31%
Total Surcharge(Est)........... $ 1315.47
You must run your program from a file containing the following data:
Ironton and Tylerville
FlintEdison#4
87
65.47
All output must be sent to an output file.Be sure that your program is well documented and written in good style.Your program should round to the nearest penny and hundredth of a ton. You should take advantage of setfill characters. Your program should produce output formatted the same way, even for different values. (The decimal point still lined up, etc.)