A company issued 5-year, 7% bonds with a par value of $300,000. The market rate when the bonds were issued was 6.5%. The company received $303,000 cash for the bonds. Using the straight-line method, the amount of recorded interest expense for the first semiannual interest period is:

$20,700.

$10,500.

$10,200.

$10,800.

$21,000.