Assignment #27: Variables Only Hold Values

Code

/// Name: Kiran O'Farrell
/// Period: 7
/// Program name: Variables Only Hold Values
/// File Name: ValuesOnly.java
/// Date Finished: 9/23/15

import java.util.Scanner;

public class ValuesOnly {

    public static void main (String[] args) {
        
        Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
        
        // BROKEN

        double price = 0, salesTax, total;

        salesTax = price * 0.0825;
        total = price + salesTax;

        System.out.print( "How much is the purchase price? " );
        price = keyboard.nextDouble();

        System.out.println( "Item price:\t" + price );
        System.out.println( "Sales tax:\t" + salesTax );
        System.out.println( "Total cost:\t" + total );
    
    }
    
}
    

Picture of the output