What would be the value of discountRate after the following statements are executed? double discountRate = 0.0; int purchase = 1250; if (purchase > 1000) discountRate =.05; if (purchase > 750) discountRate =.03; if (purchase < 2500) discountRate =.01; else discountRate = 0;

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Simeon

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16 February, 22:49

What would be the value of discountRate after the following statements are executed? double discountRate = 0.0; int purchase = 1250; if (purchase > 1000) discountRate =.05; if (purchase > 750) discountRate =.03; if (purchase < 2500) discountRate =.01; else discountRate = 0;

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Milo Shaffer · Answer 1

The value of discountRate would be 0.01

Explanation:

double discountRate = 0.0;

int purchase = 1250;

if (purchase > 1000)

discountRate =.05;

if (purchase > 750)

discountRate =.03;

if (purchase < 2500)

discountRate =.01;

else discountRate = 0;

discountRate is declared as 0.0 then purchase is 1250. But the entire if statement is sequential, that is; all the if statement are executed.

first if-statement assign. 05 to discountRate because purchase is greater than 1000.

Next if-statement re-assign. 03 to discountRate because purchase is greater than 750.

The last if-statement re-assign. 01 to dicountRate because purchase is less than 2500. Since this is the last if statement executed, the value of discountRate is. 01