POS 408 Week 2 Individual: Home Utility Auditing Program

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POS 408 Week 2 Individual: Home Utility Auditing Program
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POS 408 Week 2 Individual: Home Utility Auditing Program

Assignment Preparation: Activities include watching the Lynda.com videos, independent student reading, and research.

  • Watch “Declaring and Using Variables” of the Lynda.com “Visual Basic® Essential aTraining” video.

Assignment:

Design, implement, test, and debug a Visual Basic®  Windows Forms (WinForm) program to create a simple home utility auditing program. Conform to my published VB coding standards.

The user should be able to do the following:

  • Enter the cost per kilowatt-hour.

  • Select a home appliance from a list of home appliances.

    • Refrigerator

    • Hair Dryer

    • Deep Freeze

    • Microwave

    • Computer

    • Toaster

  • Enter the power needed in kilowatts (kW) for the selected appliance–the power rating.

  • Enter the number of hours used per day for the selected appliance.

The program should do the following:

  • Validate that the data entered has the correct format and is within a reasonable range.

  • Calculate and display the cost for operating a home appliance when the “calculate” button is pressed.

Constraints: Use reasonable real-world appliance power ratings in kilowatts (kw); similar to those provided in materials. Note that a normal wall outlet can source up to 1.5 kw. Use common sense to evaluate your results; for example, your electric bill shouldn’t exceed your rent.

Design a GUI for the program that will be intuitive for a novice user.

Write the code for the program and test the results.

Zip the files of the project together.

Submit the zipped file.