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In a certain city, electricity costs $0.17 per kW·h. What is the annual cost for electricity to power a lamp-post for 5.50 hours

per day with?
(a) a 100.-watt incandescent light bulb
(b) an energy efficient 25-watt fluorescent bulb that produces the same amount of light? Assume 1 year = 365 days.
(c) A typical incandescent bulb costs $0.89 and lasts for about a year; a typical energy efficient fluorescent bulb costs about $3.49 and lasts for about 3 years. Is the additional cost of the fluorescent bulb justified?

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Anon25 [30]2 years ago

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Answer:

(a) = $34.123

(b) = $8.532

(c) Additional cost of fluorescent bulb is justified

Explanation:

Cost of electricity = $0.17 per kW·h

(a) For a 100 watt bulb which is the same as 100/1000 or 0.1 kW, the cost per hour =

0.1 × 0.17 = $0.017/h

and for 5.5 hours = 0.017×5.5 = $0.0935

The annual cost, which is 365 days, we have

Annual cost = $0.0935 × 365 = $34.123

(b) For the energy efficient 25-watt bulb, we have

25/1000 = 0.025kW

Power cost per annum =

0.025kW×$0.17 per kW·h×5.5×365 = $8.532

(c) Total cost of incandescent bulb = $0.89 total cost of using the incandescent bulb is $34.123 + $0.89 = $35.02

Total cost of using the energy efficient fluorescent bulb is about $3.49

Total cost of using the energy efficient bulb = $8.532 + $3.49 = $12.02

Total cost of incandescent bulb = $35.02 while total cost of energy efficient bulb is = $12.02

$12.02 <$35.02

Additional cost of fluorescent bulb is justified

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