A heat pump with a coefficient of performance of 3.5 provides energy at an average rate of 70,000 kJ/h to maintain a building at 20 deg C on a day when the outside temperature is -5 deg C. If electricity costs 8.5 cents per kWh, (a) determine the actual operating cost and the minimum theoretical operating cost, each in $/day. (b) compare the results of part (a) with the cost of electrical-resistance heating.

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