# Consider a refrigerator that consumes 320 W of electric power when it is running. If the...

## Question:

Consider a refrigerator that consumes 320 W of electric power when it is running. If the refrigerator runs only one-quarter of the time and the unit cost of electricity is $0.13/kWh, the electricity cost of this refrigerator per month (30 days) is (a)$4.9

(b) $5.8 (c)$7.5

(d) $8.3 (e)$9.7

## Refrigerator:

Refrigerator is a power consuming device used for domestic and industrial applications to maintain the temperature of the contents at the required level. Refrigerator extracts heat from the refrigeration space by means of electric power and rejects the heat to the surroundings.

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• Power consumption by the refrigerator, {eq}P=320\ \text {W} {/eq}
• Unit cost of power, {eq}C=0.13\ \text {/kWh} {/eq}

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