InterTech Corporation needed financing to build a new manufacturing plant. On June $30$th of this year, InterTech issued $$2175350,000$ of $8-$year bonds with a $6\%$ coupon rate $($payments due on December $31$st and June $30$th$).$ The effective interest rate was $8\%.$

What amount in interest expense did InterTech record for the June $30$ payment in the next year?