Keesha Company borrows $$150,000$ cash on December $1$ of the current year by signing a $180-$day, $10\%,$$$150,000$ note

On what date does this note mature?

& $3.$ What is the amount of interest expense in the current year and the following year from this note?

Prepare joumal entries to record

$($a$)$ issuance of the note,

$($b$)$ accrual of interest on December $31,$ and

$($c$)$ payment of the note at maturitY