In a payroll application, there is a need to represent the number of weeks in a year, which will not change over the course of the program. How should this be represented in the program to ensure the value remains unchanged?
Declare a constant with an appropriate name and assign the value 52 to it.
Use a variable that is set to 52 at the beginning of the program and change it as needed.
The number of weeks in a year should be input by the user each time the program is run.
Hardcode the number 52 wherever it is needed in the program without assigning it to a named constant.
A constant should be used to represent the number of weeks in a year because this value is fixed and should not be altered during the program's execution. Declaring a constant instead of a variable ensures the safety and consistency of the data. Using variables for fixed values can lead to accidental changes and bugs.
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