Pseudocode help please

[Agorism]

I am taking my first Programming Logic and Design class. We have not yet learned about any specific languages, just the logic using pseudocode. Unfortunately I took an online class and the professor is helpless so I am completely lost.

Please help me out here!



/* This program keeps a running total of items in a grocery checkout line as well as the number of items purchased. At the end the number of items and a total cost of the items are reported. But there are a few bugs. See if you can find them.

start
Declarations
num total
num itemCost
num numItems

housekeeping()
while itemCost > 0
detailLoop()
endwhile
endOfJob()
stop


housekeeping()
numItems = 1
output "What is the cost of item ", numItems, "? (0 to quit) "
input itemCost
return


detailLoop()
total = total + itemCost
numItems = numItems + 1
output "What is the cost of item ", numItems, "? (0 to quit) "
input itemCost
return


eoj()
output "You purchaced ", numItems, " at a cost of $", total
output "Here is your reciept. Thank you!"
return

[Agorism]

So I think one of the mistakes is the num total has to be declared as 0 in the Housekeeping module.

From what I understand, the loop will never come to an end as the itemcost will always be greater than 0

I cannot figure out how to implement an exit

please help

[jonnin]

if they did not define the pseudo code language for you (some places do this), just type return or exit or end or whatever word you like.

if user input = 0
return

?? Like that?