A Perfectly Reversible Heat Pump with a Coefficient of Performance $\degree$

question 33

Multiple Choice

A perfectly reversible heat pump with a coefficient of performance of 14 supplies energy to a building as heat to maintain its temperature at 27 $\degree$ C. If the pump motor does work at the rate of 1 kW, at what rate does the pump supply energy to the building?

• A) 15 kW
• B) 3.85 kW
• C) 1.35 kW
• D) 1.07 kW
• E) 1.02 kW

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