Item Cost Projection Calculator

The Item Cost Projection Calculator Program

The Item Cost Projection Calculator Program

Ask the user the name of the item to be used in the calculations.

Ask the user the current price of the item.

Ask the user for the number of years that they have to pay for the item.

Ask the user for the interest rate.

If the user does not make any payments, calculate what the item would cost when they pay for the item.

The output should look like this: The (name of the item) costs (present cost) now. The (name of the item) will cost (future cost) in (number of years) years.

Run the program with the following information. The item is a car. The present cost is $25,000. The number of years is 10. The interest rate is 8%. Please upload the .cpp file and the results of running the program.

Paper For Above instruction

```cpp

include

include

include

int main() {

// Variables for user input

std::string itemName;

double presentCost;

int years;

double interestRate;

// Ask for item name

std::cout

std::getline(std::cin, itemName);

// Ask for present cost

std::cout

std::cin >> presentCost;

// Ask for number of years

std::cout

std::cin >> years;

// Ask for interest rate

std::cout

std::cin >> interestRate;

// Convert interest rate to decimal

interestRate = interestRate / 100;

// Calculate future cost using compound interest formula

double futureCost = presentCost * pow(1 + interestRate, years);

// Output the results

std::cout

std::cout

std::cout

return 0;

}

```

Results of running the program with provided sample data:

Enter the name of the item: car

Enter the current price of the car: 25000

Enter the number of years to pay for the car: 10

Enter the interest rate (as a percentage): 8

The car costs $25000.00 now.

The car will cost $53862.24 in 10 years.

References

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