On June 30, 2021, Singleton Computers issued 6% stated rate bonds with a face amount of $200 million. The bonds mature on June 30, 2036 (15 years). The market rate of interest for similar bond issues was 4% (2.0% semiannual rate). Interest is paid semiannually (3.0%) on June 30 and December 31, beginning on December 31, 2021. Required:
a. Determine the price of the bonds on June 30, 2021.
b. Calculate the interest expense Singleton reports in 2021 for these bonds using the effective interest method.

Winston uses the high-low method. it had an average cost per unit of $10 at its lowest level of activity when sales equaled 10,000 units and an average cost per unit of $6.50 at its highest level of activity when sales equaled 20,000 units. what would winston estimate its total cost to be if sales equaled 8,000 units?

Oceanside marine company manufactures special metallic materials and decorative fittings for luxury yachts that require highly skilled labor. oceanside uses standard costs to prepare its flexible budget. for the first quarter of the year, direct materials and direct labor standards for one of their popular products were as follows: direct materials: 2 pound per unit; $ 11 per pound direct labor: 2 hours per unit; $ 19 per hour oceanside produced 2 comma 000 units during the quarter. at the end of the quarter, an examination of the direct materials records showed that the company used 7 comma 500 pounds of direct materials and actual total materials costs were $ 98 comma 100. what is the direct materials cost variance? (round any intermediate calculations to the nearest cent, and your final answer to the nearest dollar.)

True or false: a fitted model with more predictors will necessarily have a lower training set error than a model with fewer predictors.