On January 1, Year 1, Willette Company sold $240,000 of 6% ten-year bonds. Interest is payable semiannually on June 30 and December 31. The bonds were issued for $180,181, priced to yield 10%. What is the amount of effective interest expense that should be recorded for the six months ended June 30, Year 1? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

Exercise 2-12 cost behavior; high-low method [lo2-3, lo2-4] speedy parcel service operates a fleet of delivery trucks in a large metropolitan area. a careful study by the company’s cost analyst has determined that if a truck is driven 120,000 miles during a year, the average operating cost is 11.6 cents per mile. if a truck is driven only 80,000 miles during a year, the average operating cost increases to 13.6 cents per mile. required: 1.& 2. using the high-low method, estimate the variable and fixed cost elements of the annual cost of truck operation. (round the "variable cost per mile" to 3 decimal places.)