ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS! A house has following information on bulb fixtures (Table I). The owner of the...

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  1. A house has following information on bulb fixtures (Table I).The owner of the house wanted to replace all the bulbs fixtureswith CFL type. The efficiency information of a typical CFL is givenin the Table II and the required CFL light output (in lumens) foreach of the replaced bulbs is given in Table I.  

                        TableI: Bulb fixtures information

Given Data

Required

Watts

Number of bulbs

Type of bulb

CFL light output (lumens)

40

4

Bare bulb

540

60

6

Bare bulb

1020

75

2

Bare bulb

1200

100

3

Bare bulb

1920

50

3

Reflector type bulb

561

60

2

Reflector type bulb

840

75

4

Reflector type bulb

920

The bare bulbs and reflector typebulbs are being used for 8 hours and 6 hours respectively everyday.    

                      TableII: Efficiency recommendation information

To Replace Incandescent Bulb Rated at

Necessary Light Output (Lumens)

Typical CFL Replacement Wattage

Recommended CFL Lumens per Watt (lpW)

Bare Bulbs

40 watts

495 or more

11 - 14 watts

45

60 watts

900 or more

15 - 19 watts

60

75 watts

1200 or more

20 - 25 watts

60

100 watts

1750 or more

>29 watts

60

Reflector Type Bulbs

50 watts

550 or more

17 - 19 watts

33

60 watts

675 or more

20 - 21 watts

40

75 watts

875 or more

>22 watts

40

The house owner requires answers forquestions 1 to 4 before he/she takes a decision.

  1. Using the information given in Question 1, calculate the totalannual energy consumption cost for the original fixtures if cost ofenergy per kWh is $0.08. (1 point)
  1. $326
  2. $510
  3. $894
  4. $900

2. Using the information given in Question 1, what is thedifference in the annual energy consumption if all of the givenbulb fixtures are replaced by typical CFL? The required CFL lightoutput for the replaced bulbs is given in Table I and the CFL bulbsare used the same number of hours as replaced bulb types. (2points)

  1. 1240 kWh
  2. 2840 kWh
  3. 2926 kWh

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