A heat pump is used to heat a house in Minnesota in the winter and has half the ideal coefficient of performance for a reversible heat pump. If the outside air temperature is and the indoor temperature desired is and if it can do work at a rate of 1250 W, what is the rate of heat flow into the house?

A. 340 W
B. 1100 W
C. 625 W
D. 300 W


D. 300 W

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