If you used 648 KWH and the power company charges 0.05954/KWH with a customer charge of $2.85, how much will you pay?

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Responses

$38.58
$38.58

$35.73
$35.73

$41.43
$41.43

$45.73

Answer 1

To calculate the total bill, you need to consider both the usage charge and the customer charge.

1. Calculate the usage charge: \[ \text{Usage Charge} = \text{KWH used} \times \text{Rate per KWH} \] \[ \text{Usage Charge} = 648 , \text{KWH} \times 0.05954 , \text{USD/KWH} = 38.58592 , \text{USD} \]

2. Add the customer charge: \[ \text{Total Bill} = \text{Usage Charge} + \text{Customer Charge} \] \[ \text{Total Bill} = 38.58592 , \text{USD} + 2.85 , \text{USD} = 41.43592 , \text{USD} \]

Rounding to two decimal places, the total bill is approximately $41.44.

Among the given options, the closest amount is $41.43.