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Calculates simple interest based on principal amount, interest rate, and time period. Demonstrates COBOL's decimal precision handling (PIC 9V99) converted to Java BigDecimal for accurate financial calculations.
Validates customer records (age check 18–99) and marks records VALID or INVALID.
Processes payments and applies approval rules (reject > 10000, type-based approval for CREDIT/DEBIT).
Computes progressive income tax with multiple brackets and deductions.
Calculates policy premiums using a base rate and risk multiplier; supports tiered risk levels.
Original: 250 lines of COBOL | Converted: Clean Java class with BigDecimal precision
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
PROGRAM-ID. INTEREST-CALCULATOR.
DATA DIVISION.
WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
01 WS-PRINCIPAL PIC 9(8)V99.
01 WS-RATE PIC 9V9(4).
01 WS-TIME PIC 99.
01 WS-INTEREST PIC 9(8)V99.
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
COMPUTE WS-INTEREST = WS-PRINCIPAL * WS-RATE * WS-TIME / 100.
DISPLAY "INTEREST: " WS-INTEREST.
STOP RUN.
import java.math.BigDecimal;
public class InterestCalculator {
private BigDecimal principal;
private BigDecimal rate;
private int time;
private BigDecimal interest;
public void calculateInterest() {
interest = principal.multiply(rate)
.multiply(new BigDecimal(time))
.divide(new BigDecimal(100));
System.out.println("INTEREST: " + interest);
}
}
Original: 400 lines of COBOL with complex business rules
Converted: Structured Java classes with validation
Includes age-based calculations, coverage tiers, and discount rules.
Original: 350 lines of COBOL with bracket calculations
Converted: Java with clear tax bracket logic
Features progressive tax brackets, deductions, and credits.
Original: 500 lines of COBOL for payment handling
Converted: Java with transaction management
Includes validation, balance checking, and transaction logging.
Original: 300 lines of COBOL for data validation
Converted: Java with comprehensive validation rules
Validates customer IDs, dates, amounts, and business rules.
| Sample Program | COBOL Lines | Java Lines | Conversion Time | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interest Calculator | 250 | 180 | < 1 min | 100% |
| Premium Calculator | 400 | 320 | 1.5 min | 100% |
| Tax Calculator | 350 | 290 | 1.2 min | 100% |
| Payment Processor | 500 | 420 | 2 min | 100% |
| Customer Validator | 300 | 240 | 1 min | 100% |