{
  "id": "money-change-calculator",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "name": "Money Change Calculator",
  "shortName": "Money Change",
  "description": "Calculate change due and break it into common U.S. bills and coins using the fewest pieces.",
  "category": "Finance",
  "categorySlug": "finance",
  "keywords": [
    "money",
    "change",
    "calculator",
    "money change calculator"
  ],
  "status": "live",
  "workStatus": "pending",
  "reviewStatus": "pending",
  "migrationStatus": "new",
  "engine": "native",
  "creator": null,
  "reviewer": null,
  "quality": {
    "availability": "live",
    "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/money-change-calculator.json",
    "qualifiedReview": "pending",
    "qualifiedReviewer": null,
    "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
    "formulaVersion": "1.0.0",
    "referenceCoverage": "references-pending",
    "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
    "historicalMetadataDate": "2026-09-01",
    "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
  },
  "urls": {
    "page": "/calculator/money-change-calculator/",
    "definition": "/calculator/money-change-calculator/definition.json",
    "schema": "/calculator/money-change-calculator/schema.json",
    "llms": "/calculator/money-change-calculator/llms.txt",
    "legacyDefinition": "/calculator/money-change-calculator.json"
  },
  "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/calculator/money-change-calculator/?purchaseAmount=37.42&amountTendered=50",
  "queryParameters": {
    "purchaseAmount": {
      "label": "Purchase amount",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 37.42
    },
    "amountTendered": {
      "label": "Amount tendered",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 50
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "purchaseAmount",
      "label": "Purchase amount",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 37.42,
      "min": 0,
      "step": 0.01
    },
    {
      "id": "amountTendered",
      "label": "Amount tendered",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 50,
      "min": 0,
      "step": 0.01
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "changeDue",
      "label": "Change due",
      "format": "currency",
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "pieceCount",
      "label": "Bills and coins returned",
      "format": "integer"
    },
    {
      "id": "amountShort",
      "label": "Amount still owed",
      "format": "currency"
    },
    {
      "id": "status",
      "label": "Status",
      "format": "text"
    }
  ],
  "formula": {
    "expression": "change due = amount tendered − purchase amount; denominations are selected greedily in descending value"
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "label": "Reproducible default-input example (not a personal recommendation)",
      "inputs": {
        "purchaseAmount": 37.42,
        "amountTendered": 50
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": []
}