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COS1512 Assignment 2 memo 2024

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Introduction to Programming II (COS1512)

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COS1512 Assignment 2 memo 2024 Question 1 Peter wants to send a box containing a painting to London. The Post Office sends parcels to London via GlobalMail or DHL. If GlobalMail is chosen, the cost is R108 per kg if the parcel goes to zone 1 to 3 in London, and R130 per kg if the parcel goes to...

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,Question 1 A program that will calculate the price to be
paid for sending a parcel to London.
Output
When you enter ‘d’ for DHL

When you enter ‘g’ for GLOBALMAIL and zone 1-3

When you enter ‘g’ for GLOBALMAIL and zone 4-6

, Source code:
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

const double GLOBALMAIL_ZONE_1_TO_3 = 108.0;
const double GLOBALMAIL_ZONE_4_TO_6 = 130.0;
const double DHL_RATE = 70.0;
const double VOLUMETRIC_WEIGHT_DIVISOR = 5000.0;

double calcPostage(double weight, int zone) {
if (zone >= 1 && zone <= 3) {
return weight * GLOBALMAIL_ZONE_1_TO_3;
} else if (zone >= 4 && zone <= 6) {
return weight * GLOBALMAIL_ZONE_4_TO_6;
} else {
cout << "Invalid zone. Please enter a value between 1 and 6." << endl;
return 0.0;
}
}

double calcPostage(double weight, double length, double width, double height) {
double volumetricWeight = (length * width * height) /
VOLUMETRIC_WEIGHT_DIVISOR;
double highestWeight = (weight > volumetricWeight)? weight :
volumetricWeight;
return highestWeight * DHL_RATE;
}

int main() {
char choice;
cout << "Do you want to use GlobalMail (g) or DHL (d)?" << endl;
cin >> choice;

if (choice == 'g') {
int zone;
double weight;
cout << "Enter the weight of the parcel (in kg): ";
cin >> weight;
cout << "Enter the zone (1-6): ";
cin >> zone;

if(zone >0 && zone <= 6){
double cost = calcPostage(weight, zone);
cout << "The total cost is R" << cost << endl;
}
}
else if (choice == 'd') {
double weight, length, width, height;

cout << "Enter the weight of the parcel (in kg): ";
cin >> weight;

cout << "Enter the length of the box (in cm): ";
cin >> length;

cout << "Enter the width of the box (in cm): ";
cin >> width;

cout << "Enter the height of the box (in cm): ";

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