A Company Issued 5-Year,7% Bonds with a Par Value of $100,000.The

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A company issued 5-year,7% bonds with a par value of $100,000.The market rate when the bonds were issued was 6.5%.The company received $101,137 cash for the bonds.Using the straight-line method,the amount of recorded interest expense for the first semiannual interest period is:

A) $3,386.30.
B) $3,500.00.
C) $3,613,70.
D) $6,633.70.
E) $7,000.00.