simplethread_exercise
Rules:
First day and last day of a project, or a sequence of projects, is a travel day. Any day in the middle of a project, or a sequence of projects, is considered a full day. If there is a gap between projects, then the days on either side of that gap are travel days. If two projects push up against each other, or overlap, then those days are full days as well. Any given day is only ever counted once, even if two projects are on the same day. A travel day is reimbursed at a rate of 45 dollars per day in a low cost city. A travel day is reimbursed at a rate of 55 dollars per day in a high cost city. A full day is reimbursed at a rate of 75 dollars per day in a low cost city. A full day is reimbursed at a rate of 85 dollars per day in a high cost city.
Given the following sets of projects, provide code which will calculate the reimbursement for each.
Set 1: Project 1: Low Cost City Start Date: 9/1/15 End Date: 9/3/15 Results: ($45+$75+$45) = $165
Set 2: Project 1: Low Cost City Start Date: 9/1/15 End Date: 9/1/15 Project 2: High Cost City Start Date: 9/2/15 End Date: 9/6/15 Project 3: Low Cost City Start Date: 9/6/15 End Date: 9/8/15 Results: Project 1: $75 Project 2: ($85*5) = $425 Project 3: $75 + $45 Total: $620
Set 3: Project 1: Low Cost City Start Date: 9/1/15 End Date: 9/3/15 Project 2: High Cost City Start Date: 9/5/15 End Date: 9/7/15 Project 3: High Cost City Start Date: 9/8/15 End Date: 9/8/15 Results: Project 1: $165 Project 2: $55 + $85 + $85 Project 3: $85
Set 4: Project 1: Low Cost City Start Date: 9/1/15 End Date: 9/1/15 Project 2: Low Cost City Start Date: 9/1/15 End Date: 9/1/15 Project 3: High Cost City Start Date: 9/2/15 End Date: 9/2/15 Project 4: High Cost City Start Date: 9/2/15 End Date: 9/3/15 Results: Project 1: $75 Project 2: $0 Project 3: $85 Project 4: $55
Questions
// Are the dates always going to be inorder?