Thread: Need help with loop

Hello, I am having trouble with my loop. I need to write a code that executes as followed:

Enter the current cost of the item: 1000

Enter the expected inflation rate per year
(Enter as a percentage and do not include the percent sign): 6

Enter the whole number of years in the future to project cost: 10

At 6.00% inflation per year, the cost in 10 year(s) will be $1,790.85.

Process completed.

My loop looks like this:
for(numberOfYears = 1; numberOfYears >= 1; numberOfYears++)
answer = (cost * rateOfInflation) + cost;
return answer;

If anyone can help I would appreciate it.

InflationCalculator.java

public class InflationCalculator {
	private int  numberOfYears;
	private double cost, rateOfInflation, answer, next;
 
	public InflationCalculator(double initialCost, int initialNumberOfYears, double initialRateOfInflation){	
		cost = initialCost;
		numberOfYears = initialNumberOfYears;
		rateOfInflation = initialRateOfInflation;
	}
 
	public void set(double newCost, int newNumberOfYears, double newRateOfInflation){
		cost = newCost;
		numberOfYears = newNumberOfYears;
		rateOfInflation = newRateOfInflation *.01;
	}
 
	public double getAnswer(){
		for(numberOfYears = 1; numberOfYears >= 1; numberOfYears++)
			answer = (cost * rateOfInflation) + cost;
		    return answer;
 
    }
 
	public InflationCalculator(){
		cost = 0;
		numberOfYears = 0;
		rateOfInflation = 0;
	}
 
}
 
RunInflationCalculator.java
 
import java.util.Scanner;
 
public class RunInflationCalculator {
 
	public static void main(String[] args){
 
	Scanner keyboard = new Scanner (System.in);
 
	InflationCalculator calcObject = new InflationCalculator(1.2,1,1.12);
 
	System.out.print("Enter the current cost of the item:");
	double cost = keyboard.nextInt();
 
	System.out.println("Enter the expected inflation rate per year");
	System.out.print("(Enter as a percentage and do not include the percent sign:)");
	double rateOfInflation = (keyboard.nextDouble());
 
	System.out.print("Enter the whole number of years in the future to project cost:");
	int numberOfYears = keyboard.nextInt();
 
	calcObject.set(cost, numberOfYears, rateOfInflation);	
 
	System.out.println(calcObject.getAnswer());	
	}
}

for(numberOfYears = 1; numberOfYears >= 1; numberOfYears++)

how many times this will iterate according to you.

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