Programming Assignment 1: Employee Payroll Register

The assignment is to write a C++ program that reads employee data from a file named emp_data.txt, calculates payroll for each employee based on their hours worked and pay rate, and stores the payroll register in another file named emp_pay.txt.

Computer Science 1
Programming Assignment 6
Functions & File I/O
60 Points
The data shown below is stored in a file named emp_data.txt. A copy of the data file is in D2L
under Content for Unit 6. The data is stored with no column headings, a space between each
data item and a return after the hours data for each employee.
Employee # Dept. Pay Rate Exempt Hours
205 14 7.54 N 45
3498 64 17.98 Y 38
1328 38 25.75 Y 49
9054 76 10.43 N 42
213 64 8.29 N 47
659 14 7.52 N 41
5487 14 25.75 Y 52
4326 38 7.54 N 36
1267 76 8.29 N 40
 Write a program to read the employee file and create a payroll register.
 Store the payroll register into a file named emp_pay.txt.
 The register should contain the following data:
o Employee number (print left-justified)
o Department
o Pay Rate
o Exempt Status
o Hours Worked
o Base Pay ( base pay = pay rate * hours worked (up to 40 hours))
o Overtime Pay (only calculated for non-exempt employees, time-and-a-half for all
hours worked over 40).
o Total pay
 Your report should be printed in column format with a title and the message “End of
Report” at the end.
 You should have separate functions to:
o Read a line of data.
o Calculate the Base Pay, Overtime pay, and Total pay for one employee.
o Print one line in the report.
 Your program should work with files containing fewer or more records (lines) than those
shown in the table above.

 Your main function should print the report and column headings into the output file, then
enter a loop which will:
o Call a function to read a line of data from the input file (use pass-by-reference
parameters to get the data back to main).
o Call a function to calculate the base and overtime pay. (Use pass-by-value for pay
rate, exempt status and hours. Use pass-by-reference for base and overtime
pay.)
o Call a function to write one line of the report to the output file. (Use pass-by-value
for all parameters.)
 The loop should iterate while there is data in the file.
*** A similar example program is posted under Content for Unit 6.
Design your program by completing the CS 150 Program Design Document. Be sure to include
a structure chart for the program, the prototype for each function, and a brief description of each
function’s purpose. Save the design in a file named EmpDesign_xxx.doc where xxx are your
initials and submit it in the Program 6 Design drop box by the date shown in the calendar – this
is before the program due date.
Code your program. Save it in a file named employee_xxx.cpp where xxx are your initials.
Compile, run and test your program.
Submit your working .c file in the Program 6 drop box by the due date shown in the calendar.