On January 1, 2021, Legion Company sold $235,000 of 9% ten-year bonds. Interest is payable semiannually on June 30 and December 31. The bonds were sold for $206,917, priced to yield 11%. Legion records interest at the effective rate. Legion should pay cash interest for the six months ended June 30, 2021, in the amount of:

Aproperty title search firm is contemplating using online software to increase its search productivity. currently an average of 40 minutes is needed to do a title search. the researcher cost is $2 per minute. clients are charged a fee of $400. company a's software would reduce the average search time by 10 minutes, at a cost of $3.50 per search. company b's software would reduce the average search time by 12 minutes at a cost of $3.60 per search. which option would have the higher productivity in terms of revenue per dollar of input?