In a recent study, a building trade group found that there are more fireplaces in the Southeastern portion of the United States than there are in either the Northeast or Upper Midwest. This finding is surprising, given that fireplaces produce heat and that both the Northeast and Upper Midwest are much colder, on average, than the Southeast, where warmer average temperatures mean that the season during which a fireplace could be used is much shorter.
Each of the following, if true, would help to explain the above discrepancy EXCEPT:
A) On average, houses in the Southeast are newer than those in the other two regions and newer houses are more likely to have added amenities, such as fireplaces
B) When outside air temperatures are very cold, fireplaces can actually decrease the temperature in a house by allowing an influx of cold air to come down the chimney when a fire is not lit.
C) Homeowners in colder regions are more likely to have a stove, rather than a fireplace, because a stove produces much more heat while a fireplace is largely aesthetic.
D) Compared with those in the other two regions, many more of the fireplaces in the Southeast use natural gas as a fuel instead of wood, producing very little heat but making them much cheaper and easier to use than wood stoves.
E) Although once an important part of home heating, fireplaces have now largely become status symbols for fashionable homeowners.
I marked B as the answer-I dint understand why it is wrong
Each of the following, if true, would help to explain the above discrepancy EXCEPT:
A) On average, houses in the Southeast are newer than those in the other two regions and newer houses are more likely to have added amenities, such as fireplaces
B) When outside air temperatures are very cold, fireplaces can actually decrease the temperature in a house by allowing an influx of cold air to come down the chimney when a fire is not lit.
C) Homeowners in colder regions are more likely to have a stove, rather than a fireplace, because a stove produces much more heat while a fireplace is largely aesthetic.
D) Compared with those in the other two regions, many more of the fireplaces in the Southeast use natural gas as a fuel instead of wood, producing very little heat but making them much cheaper and easier to use than wood stoves.
E) Although once an important part of home heating, fireplaces have now largely become status symbols for fashionable homeowners.
I marked B as the answer-I dint understand why it is wrong
