In this case, the loop of statements would be executed first with the index variable A
equal to the start value stored in the variable U. The loop would then be repeated with
the index variable A incremented by 1, i.e. A
= U+
1.
The loop would be repeated
with increasing values for the variable A until the upper limit, determined
by
computing the value
of
the expression Z/(Y - 2),
is
reached.
There would have
to
be a NEXT A statement located in the program after the FOR
statement to determine the end of the loop. After the last cycle through the loop with
A having the value Z/(Y - 2), execution continues with the statement immediately
after the NEXT A statement.
Lines
40 - 50 The PRINT statement prints the prompt message
SALES FOR PERIOD X
where the value of X
is
determined by the previous FOR statement (Line 30). The
first time through the loop, X has the value 1,
so
the prompt message prints
as:
SALES
FOR
PERIOD
1
The second time through the loop, X has the value 2, so the prompt message prints
as:
SALES
FOR
PERIOD
2
Each time through the loop, the prompt message requests the appropriate period
number because the variable X is being incremented in the FOR statement.
Note the use
of
semicolons in this statement. The first semicolon ensures that the
period number (X) will print immediately after the word
"PERIOD."
The second
semicolon tells the Computer not to move the cursor after printing the period number.
This means that the question mark
(?), automatically printed by the following INPUT
statement, will appear immediately after the period number.
The INPUT statement waits until a number
is
entered from the keyboard and stores
this number in the variable
Y.
The variable Y acts
as
a temporary storage location for
the current period's sales amount.
Lines
60 • 70 These lines actually include two statements each. Line 60, for instance,
includes two assignment statements separated by a colon(:). Line
60 could have been
written
in
an equivalent manner with two separate line numbers
as:
60 SX = SX + X
65
XX
= XX + X*X
The two statements were put on the same line strictly as a matter of convenience and
to illustrate that
Multiple Statements (two or more statements) can share the same line
number
if
they are separated with a colon.
The formula for a straight line requires the summation
of
several quantities:
• the variable SX
is
used
to
store the sum of the X values,
• the variable XX
is
used to store the sum of the squared X values, (Le. sum of
X*X)
• the variable
SY
is used
to
store the sum of the Y values, and
• the variable XY
is
used
to
store the sum of X times Y (i.e., the sum of X*Y.)
All variables in a program are initially set to zero by the RUN command. Each time
through the loop, the variable X is incremented
to
the next period number, and Y is
read in as that period's sales.
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