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Problem Description

Problem Description

Write a program to calculate the insurance premium for building (house) insurance. The premium depends on the amount insured and also has a processing charge of $50. Customers are charged 0.3% of the amount insured, where the insured amount is less than $100,000, and 0.25% for other amounts. Customers that have zero claims receive a 10% reduction in their total premium as a no claim bonus. The amount insured is always a multiple of $1000.

Example Runs

Run
Amount Insured ($) ? 50000
Number of claims ? 2

Premium Summary
Amount Insured = $50000
Number of claims = 2
Premium = $200.00 

Run
Amount Insured ($) ? 50000
Number of claims ? 0

Premium Summary
Amount Insured = $50000
Number of claims = 0
No claim bonus = $20.00
Premium = $180.00 

Run
Amount Insured ($) ? 100000
Number of claims ? 5

Premium Summary
Amount Insured = $100000
Number of claims = 5
Premium = $300.00 

Run
Amount Insured ($) ? 100000
Number of claims ? 0

Premium Summary
Amount Insured = $100000
Number of claims = 0
No claim bonus = $30.00
Premium = $270.00 

Run
Amount Insured ($) ? 200000
Number of claims ? 1

Premium Summary
Amount Insured = $200000
Number of claims = 1
Premium = $550.00 

Run
Amount Insured ($) ? 200000
Number of claims ? 0

Premium Summary
Amount Insured = $200000
Number of claims = 0
No claim bonus = $55.00
Premium = $495.00

Sections Required

The assignment should be word processed with each page numbered. Suggested left margin 2.5cm, right margin a minimum of 1cm.

The following sections are required, (in his order).

1. Title Page

This should contain:

• your name
• subject name
• tutorial group
• tutors name
• assignment number
• submission date

2. Statement of Authorship

This must contain:

• the standard text for a Statement of Authorship for the School of Business
• your name
• subject name
• assignment number
• your signature
• date signed

The work will not be marked without a signed statement of authorship.

3. Table of Contents

• List all the major sections in the assignment and the page numbers they occur on.

4. Defining Diagram

• As specified in class.

5. Pseudo Code

• As specified in class and the Pseudo Code Guide.

6. Data Dictionary

• As specified in class and the Data Dictionary Guide.

7. Desk Check

• As specified in class and the Desk Check Guide.
• Provide Desk Checks for test runs 1 and 2.

8. Visual Basic Code

The code should:

• match the logic specified in the Pseudo Code
• the code should be easy to read and understand. It should be
  • well formatted (e.g. correct indentation, a blank line between sections)
  • well commented. This should include comments about the program: program name, purpose, author; comments describing each variable and comments on each section of the program.
  • meaningful variable names
• have Option Explicit

Copy the code from Access and paste it into your word processed document.

The code listing should:

• be readable
• be in a non-proportional font (Courier New preferred)
• use a font size of 9 or10pt
• avoid line wrapping (use a small right margin if necessary)

You must include a statement indicating whether the code listed successfully compiled (no syntax errors).

Example statement: "The code listed below compiled successfully." or "The code listed below did NOT compile."

9. Test Plan & Runs

• Using the Test Plan below test the program and hand in the completed test plan
• Provide printouts of input and output for test runs 1 and 2.
• To capture the current Window, ensure that the window is selected (e.g. place the cursor in the desired window) and press Alt+Print Screen. This can then be pasted from the Cut/Paste buffer into a Word document.
• To provide a printout of the test runs, capture each window separately. To capture the Immediate window rather than the whole Access window, you need to undock it. To do this Right mouse click on the Immediate window and select Dockable (only if it doesn't already have a tick next to it), the Immediate window should now be a floating separate window that can be captured by itself.

You runs must be made using the program listed in the previous section. You must include a statement indicating that the program runs are for your program as listed in the previous section.

Example statement: "The program runs below are the output of the program listed in the previous section."

Test Plan

Guide to Marks

The following is a guide to the marks assigned to each section of the assignment.

Written by Tim Whitfort.