Console Programming Assignment #1

This assignment is comprised of creating a console program which will calculate a tax amount (for Ohio, this is 6.5%) and a total sales price, given a sales price. The behavior and layout of this program should be as in the example program which is displayed below. Total points for this assignment will be 50 points. This assignment is due on Tue, Sep 24, start of class. All objects and techniques necessary for this assignment have been (or will be) covered in class. The program should look and function as follows:
```
	Enter amount of sale: 10		// run 1
	The tax is: $0.65
	The total is: $10.65

	Enter amount of sale: 12.5		// run 2
	The tax is: $0.81
	The total is: $13.31
```

You must set the names of all objects/variables included in your program to have meaningful names with correct naming conventions.

You should refer to the programming guidelines and follow all guidelines presented there. Failure to adhere to any of the assignment specifications/programming guidelines will result in loss of points.

Make sure to keep a copy of the source code that you turn in.

Please feel free to ask questions/send e-mail if any items require clarification.

Hints & Updates: (updated Sep 18, 6 PM)

The suggested data type to use for this assignment is the double type.

To get input, you will need to use the Scanner class as mentioned in the text as well as in the classroom example. Either use the .nextDouble method as you did in the numberDoubler program, or consider using .nextLine and .parseDouble as discussed in class notes.

To nicely format the output to 2 decimal places, you might use the .printf method instead of .println, as follows:
```
	System.out.printf("The tax is $ %.2f%n", variable_storing_the_tax_value);
```
The two after the period tells the .printf method to format the output to exactly two decimal places, and the %n causes a newline.

OR
use the NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance() example discussed in class.