You are considering purchasing a compact washing machine, and you have the following information: • The Energy Guide claims an estimated yearly electricity use of 350 kW-hrs, based on 8 loads of laundry being washed per week. • The Energy Guide claims an estimated yearly operating cost of $38. This estimate is based on $0.1065 per kW-hr, and eight loads of laundry being washed per week. • Local electricity costs $0.086 per kW-hr. • You wash four loads of laundry per week. Based on this information, first calculate the energy that would be used by this compact washing machine in a year. Then calculate the yearly energy cost. $3.27 $15.34 $19.00 $178.40

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You are considering purchasing a compact washing machine, and you have the following information:

• The Energy Guide claims an estimated yearly electricity use of 350 kW-hrs, based on 8 loads of laundry being washed per week.

• The Energy Guide claims an estimated yearly operating cost of $38. This estimate is based on $0.1065 per kW-hr, and eight loads of laundry being washed per week.

• Local electricity costs $0.086 per kW-hr.

• You wash four loads of laundry per week.

Based on this information, first calculate the energy that would be used by this compact washing machine in a year. Then calculate the yearly energy cost.

$3.27

$15.34

$19.00

$178.40 

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Step 1

Given

Estimated use 350 kWh for 8 loads

In a year total 365/7 = 52.142837 weeks

per week energy consumption is,

35052.142857=6.7123 kWh

Now,

For one load in a week we have, 

6.71238=0.839 kWh

 

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