C PROGRAMMING PROGRAM • STRUCTURES, UNIONS & ENUMS

Calculate Employee Gross Salary Using a Structure

Learn how to calculate employee gross salary using a structure using a clear C program.

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PROBLEM UNDERSTANDING

Input and expected output

Sample input

501
Ravi
30000

Sample output

ID: 501
Name: Ravi
Gross salary: 39000.00

COMPLETE C PROGRAM

Complete C implementation

#include <stdio.h>

struct Employee
{
    int id;
    char name[50];
    double basicSalary;
    double hra;
    double da;
};

int main(void)
{
    struct Employee employee;

    scanf("%d", &employee.id);
    scanf("%49s", employee.name);
    scanf("%lf", &employee.basicSalary);
    employee.hra = employee.basicSalary * 0.20;
    employee.da = employee.basicSalary * 0.10;
    printf("ID: %d\nName: %s\nGross salary: %.2f\n",
           employee.id, employee.name, employee.basicSalary + employee.hra + employee.da);
    return 0;
}

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EXPECTED OUTPUT FOR THE SAMPLE

ID: 501
Name: Ravi
Gross salary: 39000.00

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PROGRAM EXPLANATION

Algorithm and explanation

Read the required input values.
Store employee data together and calculate allowances from the basic salary.
Display the computed result.

Store employee data together and calculate allowances from the basic salary.

EFFICIENCY

Time and space complexity

Time complexity

O(1)

Auxiliary space

O(1)

DEBUGGING CHECKLIST

Common mistakes

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Use the correct format specifier for every variable.

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Initialize variables before using their values.

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Check braces, semicolons and input order carefully.

Try it yourself

Practice: Run the program with the sample input, predict its output, and then test one boundary case of your own.