On 1 November 2016,Archangel Services Issued $332,000 of 8-Year Debentures

question 23

Multiple Choice

On 1 November 2016,Archangel Services issued $332,000 of 8-year debentures with a stated rate of 11% at par.The debentures make semiannual payments on 30 April and 31 October.At 31 December 2016,Archangel made an adjusting entry to accrue interest at year-end.How much Interest expense will be recorded at 31 December 2016? (Round to the nearest dollar. )

• A)$6087
• B)$36,520
• C)$761
• D)$18,260

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Definitions:

Corporate Concentration

The degree to which a small number of firms control a large market share of the total output or sales within an industry.

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index

A measure of market concentration to evaluate the competitive landscape, calculated by summing the squares of the market shares of all firms in the industry.

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index

A measure of market concentration and competition, calculated by squaring the market share of each firm competing in a market and summing the resulting numbers.

Concentrated Industry

An economic sector characterized by a small number of firms holding a large market share, leading to reduced competition.