Given the question:
St. Bernard Corner store sells products in 3 different counties, the taxes in Miami-Dade County is 6%, in Broward is 7% and in Palm Beach is 8%.
The Product is described by the brand name, product name and the cost price. St. Bernard marks up the product price by 25% in Miami-Dade County, and 30% each in Palm Beach and Broward county.
If they sold 100 of one product in each of the 3 counties, what is their total profit if the cost price of the product is $30?
Implement using object-oriented design and principles
OK, simple enough. After speaking with Casey they want an application, not just a pile of classes and code. So here is a quick application to answer the above question:
| County | Product | Quantity | Total | Taxes | Profit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Dade | Neat Thing | 100.0 | $3,975.00 | $225.00 | $750.00 |
| Broward | Neat Thing | 100.0 | $4,173.00 | $273.00 | $900.00 |
| Palm Beach | Neat Thing | 100.0 | $4,212.00 | $312.00 | $900.00 |
| $12,360.00 | $810.00 | $2,550.00 |
While that DOES answer the question, and IS technically object oriented I am definitely concerned that it does not answer the SPIRIT of the question, aside from the most efficient means of solving the problem. I had initially thought to do more with inheritance and interfaces and such, but after speaking with Casey that did not seem terribly relevant? I suppose I could have skipped the db and created a class for each county, and a specific class for the product but for writing an actual application, even one as barebones as this one that seems monumentally inefficient and a nightmare to maintain. Every time a store opens or closes you need to do a code release? same with products? ew.
I am certain we will discuss this in the call though.