Cramer Company sold five-year, 9% bonds on October 1, 2021. The face amount of the bonds was $120,000, while the issue price was $126,000. Interest is payable on April 1 of each year. The fiscal year of Cramer Company ends on December 31. How much interest expense will Cramer Company report in its December 31, 2021, income statement (assume straight-line amortization)? a. $2,000.
b. $1,900.
c. $1,778.
d. $2,040.

a manufacturer of printed circuit boards uses exponential smoothing with trend to forecast monthly demand of its product. at the end of december, the company wishes to forecast sales for january. the estimate of trend through november has been 200 additional boards sold per month. average sales have been around 1000 units per month. the demand for december was 1100 units. the company uses α = 0.20 and β = 0.10. make a forecast including trend for the month of january.