Home Utility Auditing Program
Using the knowledge from the Lynda.com® “Visual Basic Essential Training” video series, complete the following assignment:
Design, implement, test, and debug a Visual Basic® program to create a simple home utility auditing program.
The user should be able to accomplish the following:
- Enter the cost per kilowatt-hour.
- Select a home appliance from a list of home appliances:
- <<Refrigerator>>
- <<TV>>
- <<Space Heater>>
- <<Fan>>
- <<Dryer>>
- <<Oven>>
- Enter the power needed in kilowatts (kW) for the selected appliance.
- Enter the number of hours used per day for the selected appliance.
The program should do the following:
- Validate that the data entered has the correct format and is within a reasonable range.
- Calculate and display the cost for operating a home appliance as soon as the data is entered.
Review the README.zip file for the detailed requirements and grading rubric (the above is a simple description of the assignment.
Design a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for the program that will be intuitive for a novice user.
Write the code for the program and test the results.
Create a zipped folder of the project.