Question

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.

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, yearly cost?

Answer 1

(watts/1000)*hours= kWh

Answer 2

8760 hours in a year

Answer 3

(watts/1000)*8760=350 kwh