Consider the following method header for an Employee class: Fill in the blank in the method body with the implementation that will change the instance variable salary to reflect the employee's new salary after applying the raise:
A)salary = salary * (1 + percentRaise);
B)salary = salary * percentRaise;
C)salary = salary * raise;
D)salary = salary * (1 + raise);

Question

Consider the following method header for an Employee class:  Fill in the blank in the method body with the implementation that will change the instance variable salary to reflect the employee's new salary after applying the raise: 
A)salary = salary * (1 + percentRaise); 
B)salary = salary * percentRaise; 
C)salary = salary * raise; 
D)salary = salary * (1 + raise);

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Option A correctly implements the formula to calculate the new salary after applying the raise. It multiplies the current salary by (1 + percentRaise) to get the new salary.

Consider the Following Method Header for an Employee Class