======= Pensions and Benefits Game Mechanics =======


The Game Mechanics section of the manual details the internal formula used in the game's calculations.  This section of the manual uses pseudo-code and may not be 100% the same as the code in the game. 

The Game Mechanics part of the manual is mainly designed to be a reference for the frequently asked question, "Why do I get this rating when I do X, Y, Z?!" Usually, this answer involves many different variables, which this section of the manual demonstrates. 

**The game mechanics section of the manual shows [[https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/seeing+how+the+sausage+gets+made|how the sausage gets made]]. So you really may want to avoid this portion of the manual if you enjoy the game.** 


====== Variables ======

^ Name ^ Description ^ ^ Name ^ Description ^
| **AllDepartmentLiabilities** | Pension Liabilities for all years. Department is the employee type, factory, branch, marketing, etc.  | | **YearDepartmentLiabilities** | Pension Liabilities last year. Department is the employee type, factory, branch, marketing, etc. | 
| **DepartmentEmps** | The number of employees in this department. Department is the employee type, factory, branch, marketing, etc.  | | **DepartmentWages** | Average wages for the department. Department is the employee type, factory, branch, marketing, etc.  | 
| **Department_Pension_Payout_Rate** | Percentage of base salary paid as pension payments for this department. Department is the employee type, factory, branch, marketing, etc.  | | **collectedFees** | This is the total pension fees collected from employees in all departments. Department is the employee type, factory, branch, marketing, etc. | 
| **TotalDepartmentWages** | This is all labor costs for the department for the month. Department is the employee type, factory, branch, marketing, etc.  | | **DepartmentPensionFee** | This is the percentage of wages employees must pay into the pension funds to get their pension. Department is the employee type, factory, branch, marketing, etc. | 



====== Pension Liability Growth ======

<code cpp>
if( First Month Of The Year ) 
{
//Cost of Living Adjustments
  AllFactoryLiabilities = AllFactoryLiabilities * 1.025
  AllBranchLiabilities = AllBranchLiabilities * 1.03
  AllEngineeringLiabilities = AllEngineeringLiabilities * 1.04
  AllMarketingLiabilities = AllMarketingLiabilities * 1.035
  AllAdminLiabilities = AllAdminLiabilities * 1.04	
  
  
//New Liabilities 
  FactoryEmps = Average Monthly Factory Employees For The Year
  BranchEmps =  Average Monthly Branch Employees For The Year
  EngineeringEmps = Average Monthly Engineering Employees For The Year
  MarketingEmps = Average Monthly Marketing Employees For The Year
  AdminEmps = Average Monthly Administrative Employees For The Year
                
  FactoryWages = Average Monthly Factory Wages For The Year
  BranchWages = Average Monthly Branch Wages For The Year
  EngineeringWages = Average Monthly Engineering Wages For The Year
  MarketingWages = Average Monthly Marketing Wages For The Year
  AdministrativeWages = Average Monthly Administrative Wages For The Year
                
  YearFactoryLiabilities = FactoryLiabilities + (FactoryEmps * FactoryWages * Factory_Pension_Payout_Rate)
  YearBranchLiabilities = BranchLiabilities + (BranchEmps * BranchWages * Branch_Pension_Payout_Rate)
  YearEngineeringLiabilities = EngineeringLiabilities + (EngineeringEmps * EngineeringWages *Engineering_Pension_Payout_Rate)
  YearMarketingLiabilities = MarketingLiabilities + (MarketingEmps * MarketingWages * Marketing_Pension_Payout_Rate)
  YearAdministrativeLiabilities = AdministrativeLiabilities + (AdminEmps * AdministrativeWages * Admin_Pension_Payout_Rate)
  
  			
}


</code>

====== Monthly Pension Funds Calculation ======

<code cpp>
collectedFees = collectedFees +  TotalFactoryWages * FactoryPensionFee +
            TotalBranchWages * BranchPensionFee + TotalEngineeringWages * EngineeringPensionFee + 
            TotalMarketingWages * MarketingPensionFee + TotalAdminWages * AdminPensionFee
</code>