Question

IN python

# Given these test lists to work with:

salesDollars = [ 20, 30, 35, 15, 60, 100]

personnelCosts = [ 15, 25, 30, 10, 55, 95]

salesPersons =[ "jo", "mo", "ko", “curley”, “jack”,”gunnar”]

A. Write a generic function that will take two numeric list parameters, of equal length,

calculate the total of list1 – total of list 2

and return a triple of numbers, (totalOfList1, totalOfList2, difference of list1 and list2 totals.

B. Test your function with salesDollars and personnelCosts, print your result.( should show 3 values)

Answer 1

def diffTotalLists(list1, list2):
    total1 = 0
    total2 = 0
    for i in range(len(list1)):
        total1 += list1[i]
        total2 += list2[i]
    return (total1,total2,total1-total2)

# Testing
salesDollars = [ 20, 30, 35, 15, 60, 100]
personnelCosts = [ 15, 25, 30, 10, 55, 95]
print(diffTotalLists(salesDollars,personnelCosts))