/**
* BankInvestment computes the total money earned in an investment bank.
*
* @author (Andrew Samuels)
* @version (02-04-2010)
*/
//importing Scanner from library
import java.util.Scanner;
public class BankInvestment
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
//create variables
int initialInvestmentMoney; //initial investment money in dollars
double interestRate; //interest rate in percentage
int numberOfYears; //number of years of investment
double totalMoneyEarnedDouble; //total money earned, double type, (converted to integer later)
//Create Scanner
Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
//capture initial investment from user
System.out.print("Please enter initial investment (dollars): ");
initialInvestmentMoney = keyboard.nextInt();
//capture interest rate from user
System.out.print("Please enter interest rate (percent): ");
interestRate = keyboard.nextDouble();
//capture numbers of years of investment from user
System.out.print("Please enter years of investment (years): ");
numberOfYears = keyboard.nextInt();
//Calculate total money earned with formula p(1 + r/100)^n
totalMoneyEarnedDouble = initialInvestmentMoney*(Math.pow(1 + interestRate/100, numberOfYears));
//convert total money earned from double to integer
int totalMoneyEarned = (int)totalMoneyEarnedDouble;
//print total money earned
System.out.println("The total money earned (dollars): " + totalMoneyEarned);
}
}
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