Else/Else if statement for pay program

[Starpedo]

How do I write a program which computes weekly pay for employees with the following characteristics? The program should accept a pay ray and the number of hours worked. The output should be the amount of money the employee earned. Note that when an employee works more than 40 hours per week, they earn one and a half times their normal pay. If the user enters any inappropriate values, the program should output an appropriate error message. So far I have...

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
void main(void)
{
string pRate;
string hours;
string pay;

cout << "Enter number of hours worked: " << endl;
cin >> hours;

cout << "Enter your pay rate: " << endl;
cin >> pRate;

pay = hours * pRate;

if(


}

[whodgson]

if hours are > 40 prate for these extra hours = prate *1.5
So....
pay=hours*prate + if(hours>40)(hours-40)*(prate*1.5)

[Banfa]

whodgson, your formula is wrong consider 50 hours at £10 per hour (or $ if you wish)

First 40 hours at £10 = £400
Next 10 hours at £10 * 1.5 = £150
Total £550

But your formula gives 50 * 10 + ((50 - 40) * (10 * 1.5))
= 500 + (10 * 15)
= 650

[whodgson]

yes Banfa your perspicacity is absolutely impeccable and i tried very hard to get it right... so the formula should have been:

if(hours<=40)pay=hours*prate;
else if(hours>40)pay=40*prate + (hours-40)* (prate*1.5);
else cout<<"under 40 hours requires a doctor's certificate!";

.....more attention to detail needed!