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 −15°C and the indoor temperature desired is 20°C, what is its coefficient of performance under these conditions?
A) 3.7
B) 1.1
C) 2.0
D) 4.2
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