PT149.S3.Q22 > Analytics

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Why does the average resident of Charlesville spend more on winter heating expenses than does the average resident of Taychester despite the fact that Taychester is always significantly colder than Charlesville?

Remember that this is an “except” question! The right answer will be the only one that does not offer an explanation of why Charlesville residents spend more on winter heating. The rest of the answers will explain some difference between Charlesville and Taychester that accounts for the greater winter heating expenses in Charlesville.

This could explain why Charlesville residents spend more on winter heating: even with the higher temperatures, the wind causes more heat to escape houses there than it does in Taychester (which probably means it’s windier in Charlesville, but could be due to house structures).

This doesn’t matter. Even if it’s way colder in Charlesville at night than it is during the day, the stimulus says that it’s always at least ten degrees colder in Taychester, night or day. We’d still expect the heating expenses there to be greater.

This could explain why Charlesville residents spend more on winter heating: the rates there are just higher! Even if they’re not actually using as much heat as the Taychester residents are, they’re paying more because it’s simply more expensive to heat a home in Charlesville.

This could explain why Charlesville residents spend more on winter heating. Accustomed to colder temperatures, Taychester residents are less fazed by the winter than are the people in Charlesville, who are spoiled by a warmer climate and choose to heat their homes more.

This could explain why Charlesville residents spend more on winter heating: they have to generate more heat to make up for what they lose to poor insulation.

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