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The Federal Electricity Commission charges electricity at $0.801 for each kWh consumed at its basic rate. Determine the cost of keeping each appliance on for a certain amount of time.
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Air-conditioning
Refrigerator
TV
Microwave
Washing machine
Modem
Power
2,000W
350W
200W
1,500W
800W
7W
Weather
12 h
24 h
2 h
3 min
1h
24 h](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F4809bcac-5468-4e63-9f09-c4a30d041e52%2F945a2f75-f443-43c1-9ff4-49a1675c1b20%2Fewcp61i_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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