Energy conservation gives heat delivered to the room as $Q_H=Q_L+W=10+15=25$ kW. Heating COP is useful heat divided by work input, $COP_H=25/15=1.6667$. The reservoir temperatures define a reversible upper bound, but the given actual heat and work flows determine this pump’s COP.
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