When penny becomes obsolete

[Kenneth Brody]

Quoting SmittyUSN1 (Fri, 7 Jul 2006 08:58:44 -0400 (Eastern Standard
Time)):

>
> What with the list being so slow I thought I would ask the list a
> question about what to do when the .01 cent is obsolete.   I am sure
> that just the TOTAL will need to be rounded UP to the nearest nickel.
> Anybody have any ideas on how to accomplish this task?
>
> I sincerely hope that the list fairy doesn't have a rude comment to make
> about what might be a simple task.

To round to the nearest nickel:

    result = doedit(amount*"20",".0")/"20"

To round up to the next nickel:

    result = int((amount+"0.04")*"20")/"20"

The logic behind these is left as an exercise to the reader.

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