// Exercise5_6.java: Finding sales amount to meet the commission public class Exercise5_6 { // The commission sought final static double COMMISSION_SOUGHT = 25000; // Main method public static void main(String[] args) { double commission = 0; double salesAmount = 1; int low = 0; int high = (int)(COMMISSION_SOUGHT/0.08); while (low < high-1) { int mid = (low + high)/2; // Compute commission if (mid >= 10001) commission = 5000*0.08 + 5000*0.1 + (mid-10000)*0.12; else if (mid >= 5001) commission = 5000*0.08 + (mid -5000)*0.10; else commission = mid*0.08; if (commission == COMMISSION_SOUGHT) { break; } else if (commission < COMMISSION_SOUGHT) { low = mid; } else { high = mid; } } // Display the sales amount System.out.println("The sales amount " + high + " is needed to make a commission of $" + COMMISSION_SOUGHT); } }