In this lab, you design and write a class that calculates the cost of building a house.

You should implement the class required to make this program run correctly. The program will ask the user to enter:

• Total square footage
• # of bathrooms
• # of bedrooms
• # of windows
• # of fireplaces

Your class will estimate the cost of building the house. Your estimate should take into account all of the data entered by the user.

Here is a template file to use as a starting point for this report.

The lab report need not be self-contained. Your report should include:

• Discussion (sample program output, problems you encountered (and how they were overcome), etc.)
• An activity log indicating how much time you spent on each phase of the assignment. You should use the format found in the template XML file and report the time in the following categories:
  • Design
  • Coding
  • Debug (before you think it's working)
  • Test (after you think it's working)
  • Writing Report
  • Other
• Conclusions (what you learned, suggestions of how the assignment could be improved, things you would have done differently, etc.)
• Documented source code for your program.

As with any report you submit, correct spelling and grammar are required. In addition, your report should be submitted electronically following the Electronic submission guidelines. (You may wish to consult the XML help video and/or sample report before submitting your report.) Be sure to keep copies of all your files, in case something gets lost.

Your grade will depend on quality of design, clarity of code and documentation, as well as whether your program produces the correct results. If you have any questions, consult your instructor.

This laboratory assignment was developed by Dr. Chris Taylor.

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