You can use your PalmPilot Install Tool (it's probably in your PalmPilot folder) to download the application file TipCalc.prc to your PalmPilot.
PALMOS VERSION 2 REQUIRED
This application requires Version 2 or later of the Palm operating system.
WHAT IS TIPCALC?
TipCalc is a trivial but very useful application. It calculates the tip at a restaurant, with a minimum of keystrokes. You simply enter the total cost of the meal, and it shows you the tip and the total amount of money to leave on the table. You can select the tip percentage you wish to use (e.g. 15%) from a list of percentages.
For example, if the meal total is $53.20 and you've selected a tip percentage of 15%, TipCalc will show you that the tip should be $7.98, and the total amount of money to leave is $61.18 (Of course, you may wish to round that off and leave $61).
To summarize, simply enter the amount of the check in the "Total Cost of Food" field, and select the tip percentage you wish to use.
ADVANCED FEATURE: COUPONS
There is one advanced feature for "Power Diners" It comes in handy if you use discount coupons when dining. If you're not using any coupons (for example, "Two-for-one" coupons), just ignore this feature (and ignore the "Total After Coupon" and "Coupon Savings" fields).
Here's how the advanced feature works: When you get a discount from, for example, an Entertainment Book coupon, you may wish to base your tip on the total cost of the meal, without the coupon deduction. For example, let's say that your two-for-one coupon permits you to save $12.99. The server tells you that your total, after deducting the $12.99 for the coupon is $47.22. At this point, (if you didn't have TipCalc) to determine the tip, you would calculate (47.22 + 12.99) * .15 = $9.03. And the total amount to leave is (47.22*12.99) * .15 - 12.99 = $56.25.
TipCalc will do this higher math for you.
If your server presents a check with the total cost after the coupon has been deducted, simply enter this into the "Total After Coupon" field, and put the amount you saved with the coupon in the "Coupon Savings" field. Leave the Total Cost of Food field blank.
If your server presents you with a check on which the coupon has not been deducted, just enter that total on the "Total Cost of Food" line, and put the amount saved with the coupon on the "Coupon Savings" line. Leave the "Total After Coupon" field blank.
SOFTWARE LICENSE
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