On November $1,2024,$ Cleveland Services issued $$307,000$ of five $-$ year bonds with a stated rate of $11\%.$ The bonds were issued at par, and Cleveland makes semiannual payments on April $30$ and October $31.$ On December $31,2024,$ Cleveland made an adjusting entry to accrue interest at year $-$ end. No further entries were made until April $30,2025,$ when the first payment was made. What amount of interest expense was recorded for the period of January $1$ to April $30,2025?($Do not round any intermediate calculations, and round your final answer to the nearest dollar.$)$

A$.$ $$11,257$

B$.$ $$16,885$

C$.$ $$33,770$

D$.$ $$27,016$