Answer:
Cost = 165.6 cents = $1.656
Explanation:
First, we will calculate the total energy consumed by the bulb in a month:
[tex]E=Pt\\[/tex]
where,
E = Energy Consumed = ?
P = power = 23 W
t = time = (1 month)(30 days/1 month)(24 h/1 day) = 720 h
Therefore,
[tex]E = (23\ W)(720\ h)\\E = 16560\ Wh = 16.56\ Kilowatt-hour[/tex]
Now, the cost will be:
[tex]Cost = P(Unit\ Cost)\\Cost = (16.56\ kilowatt-hour)(10\ cents/kilowatt-hour)[/tex]
Cost = 165.6 cents = $1.656