The electric company charges by the kilowatt hour, you used 805 kilowatt hours and the power company charges0.04567 / kilowatt hour (KWH) with a customer charge of $3.50. How much do you pay?(

Answer 1

To calculate the total amount you have to pay to the electric company, you can follow these steps:

1. Calculate the cost of the kilowatt hours used: \[ \text{Cost of electricity} = \text{Kilowatt hours used} \times \text{Rate per kilowatt hour} \] \[ \text{Cost of electricity} = 805 , \text{kWh} \times 0.04567 , \text{dollars/kWh} = 36.70735 , \text{dollars} \]

2. Add the customer charge: \[ \text{Total bill} = \text{Cost of electricity} + \text{Customer charge} \] \[ \text{Total bill} = 36.70735 + 3.50 = 40.20735 , \text{dollars} \]

3. Round to two decimal places for your final bill: \[ \text{Total bill} = 40.21 , \text{dollars} \]

So, you would pay $40.21.