Modify Week Two Java Application Using NetBeans

Modify the Week Two Java™ application using Java™ NetBeans™ IDE to meet these additional and changed business requirements

The company has recently changed its total annual compensation policy to improve sales. A salesperson will continue to earn a fixed salary of $100,000. The current sales target for every salesperson is $120,000. The sales incentive will only start when 80% of the sales target is met. The current commission is 5% of total sales.

If a salesperson exceeds the sales target, the commission will increase based on an acceleration factor. The acceleration factor is 1.25. The application should ask the user to enter annual sales, and it should display the total annual compensation. The application should also display a table of potential total annual compensation that the salesperson could have earned, in $5000 increments above the salesperson’s annual sales, until it reaches 50% above the salesperson’s annual sales. Sample Table: Assuming a total annual sales of $100,000, the table would look like this: Total Sales Total Compensation 100,000 > 105,000 > 110,000 > 115,000 > 120,000 > 125,000 > 130,000 > 135,000 > 140,000 > 145,000 > 150,000 > The Java™ application should also meet these technical requirements: The application should have at least one class, in addition to the application’s controlling class. The source code must demonstrate the use of conditional and looping structures. There should be proper documentation in the source code.

Paper For Above instruction

This paper presents a comprehensive modification of a Java application that calculates and displays a salesperson’s annual compensation based on updated business policies. The modifications involve enhancing the existing Java program to incorporate new compensation rules, implement user interaction, and generate a detailed compensation table. Additionally, the program demonstrates object-oriented principles by utilizing multiple classes, conditional logic, looping constructs, and thorough documentation.

The key change in the business policy is the introduction of a fixed salary, a sales target, and an incremental commission structure that activates only after certain sales thresholds. Specifically, the fixed salary remains constant at $100,000. The sales target is set at $120,000, but commissions only accrue when sales reach 80% of this target ($96,000). For sales exceeding the $120,000 target, the commission rate is increased through an acceleration factor of 1.25, incentivizing higher sales performance.

The core functionality of the application involves prompting the user for their annual sales, calculating the total compensation based on the updated rules, and then generating a table illustrating potential compensations for sales levels ranging from the entered sales amount up to 50% above it, in increments of $5,000. The program demonstrates the use of looping structures by iterating through sales levels and conditional statements to apply different calculations depending on whether sales meet specific thresholds.

A critical programming requirement is the inclusion of at least one additional class beyond the main controlling class. For example, a SalesCommission class can encapsulate the logic for calculating commissions and total compensation, promoting modularity and code reuse. Proper documentation, including comments and descriptive identifiers, enhances code readability and maintainability.

The implementation utilizes conditional statements (if-else) to determine whether the salesperson’s sales meet the incentive threshold and whether their sales exceed the target, applying different commissions accordingly. Looping structures (for loops) generate the compensation table dynamically, ensuring flexibility for future adjustments to increments or percentage increases.

In conclusion, the modified Java application effectively integrates new business rules, demonstrates fundamental programming concepts, and adheres to object-oriented design principles. It provides a realistic simulation of a salesperson’s earning potential under revised compensation policies, enabling better sales performance analysis and strategic planning.

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