Fran’s Virtual Fruit
Stand, Part 1
Fran’s Virtual Fruit Stand is an online store
that sells several types of dried fruit. Based on the needs of Fran’s Virtual
Fruit stand, you must design a flowchart using Visual Logic. The flowchart must
also be a fully functional program which follows the design requirements below.
Note: This program
does not require the use of arrays. The program will prompt for data on a
single item, process that data, display any relevant messages as described
below, and then move on to the next item. Use the “console” option in the
output command to display the output in a single window. Displaying the output
can be accomplished with as few as three (3) variables that simply get
overwritten each time the loop repeats.
Using Visual Logic, design a flowchart that is
also a fully functional program. According to your design, the program must:
1.
Continually accept data regarding the purchase of fruit until a
sentinel value is entered.
2.
Prompt the user for each item, and accept the name of the fruit
(e.g., “dried apples”), the price per pound, and the number of pounds sold in a
month.
3.
Display a clear message for items that are considered:
a.
Best-selling items
Note: Best-selling items are identified as those that sell 5,000 or
more pounds per month on average. For example, an acceptable message may read,
“Yellow raisins are a best-selling item.”
b. Big-ticket
items
Note: Big-ticket items are identified as those that are
best-selling items and also cost $4 per pound or more. For example, an
acceptable message may read, “Freeze-dried blueberries are a big-ticket item.”
c.
High-priced items
Note:High-priced items are identified as those that sell for $7 per
pound or more. For example, an acceptable message may read, “Dried mangos are a
high-priced item.”
d. Lowest-selling
items
Note: Lowest-selling items are identified as those that sell 500
pounds or less per month on average. For example, an acceptable message may
read, “Dried Ugli Fruit is a lowest-selling item.”
e.
High-income generating items
Note: High-income generating items are identified as those that
generate $7,000 or more per month on average. To determine the income generated
per item, multiply the price per pound by the number of pounds sold per month.
If the item generates $7,000 or more per month, an acceptable message may read,
“Dried pineapple chunks are a high-income generating item.”
4.
Loop through all of the above steps until the user types the
sentinel value when prompted. Display the sentinel value so that the user may
ultimately be able to demonstrate an understanding of the way in which to end
the program. Note: An acceptable message may read “Type n to
end the program.”, where “n” is the sentinel value.
Your Visual Logic program must follow these
formatting requirements:
·
Be accomplished in a single Visual Logic program.
·
Be submitted as a single file with the “.vls” file extension.
·
Be fully functional in order to receive full credit.
The specific course learning outcomes
associated with this assignment are:
·
Demonstrate the use of algorithms and pseudocoding to the
problem-solving process.
·
Distinguish among the basic types, steps, and properties of
programming.
·
Apply the techniques of functional decomposition, modularization
techniques, and debugging strategies into program design.
·
Describe the features and fundamental data structures of
programming design.
·
Select and create the appropriate conditional and iteration
constructs for a given programming task.
