Question

Calculate the total cost of running the following electrical devices in the month of September if the rate of 1 unit of electricity is Rs 6.00
(A) Electric heater of 1000 $ {\text{W}} $ for 5 hours daily
(B) Electric refrigerator of 400 $ {\text{W}} $ for 10 hours daily

Answer 1

Hint: We are looking for the cost consumed by the devices during the entire month. It could be simply done by calculating a day and multiplying with 30 (since the month is September).

Formula used: To calculate the cost of appliances we will apply simple basic maths and also, we will be using some unit conversions like $ {\text{1000W = 1KW}} $ .

Complete step by step answer:
It is already known that electric heater consumes 1000 W for 5 hours/day:
Amount of 1 unit of electricity is Rs 6.
Since, $ {\text{1KW}} $ is used for 5 hr.
So, $ {\text{5KW}} $ is being used each day.
Then for 30 days = $ {\text{5 \times 30 = 150KW}} $
Amount to be paid= $ {\text{150 \times 6 = Rs900}} $
Similarly, for $ {\text{400 W}} $ for 10 hr daily.
Therefore, consuming $ {\text{4KW}} $ .
Then for 30 days = $ {\text{4 \times 30 = 120KW}} $
Amount to be paid= $ {\text{120 \times 6 = Rs720}} $
So, the total amount to be paid = Rs (900 + 720) = Rs 1620.

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Note:
Some basic application in daily life is to know about how much we use an appliance every day we can roughly estimate the number of hours it runs. For example we can estimate the number of hours that a refrigerator actually operates at its maximum wattage. Refrigerators, although turned on all the time, actually cycle on and off as needed to maintain interior temperatures.