On January 1, 2020, Bell Co. sold $5,000,000 of its 10% bonds for $4,426,480 to yield 12%. Interest is payable semiannually on January 1 and July 1. What amount should Bell report as interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2020?

This exercise illustrates that poor quality can affect schedules and costs. a manufacturing process has 130 customer orders to fill. each order requires one component part that is purchased from a supplier. however, typically, 3% of the components are identified as defective, and the components can be assumed to be independent. (a) if the manufacturer stocks 130 components, what is the probability that the 130 orders can be filled without reordering components? (b) if the manufacturer stocks 132 components, what is the probability that the 130 orders can be filled without reordering components? (c) if the manufacturer stocks 135 components, what is the probability that the 130 orders can be filled without reordering components?