Answer :
The cost of operating the iron is $2186.49.
To find the answer, we have to know about the power.
How to find the cost of electricity?
- We have the expression for cost of electricity as,
[tex]cost=power(kW)*t(hours)*(price/ kWh)[/tex]
- It is given in the question that, the cost per kWh is $0.10, the current is 5.2A, the voltage is 240V.
- We have to find the cost for two years, before that, we have to find the power and it will be,
[tex]P=IV=5.2*240=1248W[/tex]
- 2 years will be equal to
[tex]t=2*365*24hours=17520hours.[/tex]
- Thus, the value of cost will be,
[tex]cost=1248*10^{-3}*17520*0.10} =\$2186.49[/tex]
Thus, we can conclude that the cost of operating the iron is $2186.49.
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