The Hastings Company is a multinational manufacturer of electrical equipment and components. Selected financial information is as follows:

Required The company reported that on February 1, 2020, it issued $595 million of 5.75% secured notes due February 1, 2022. 1. How much interest expense did the company record on August 1, 2020, assuming semiannual compounding?Note: Round to three decimal places. Use rounded amount in any further calculations.

2. How much would the company have raised through the sale of the notes if the market rate of interest had been 6% per year?Answer in millions. Note: Use Excel and round to three decimal places. 3. The company reports that the fair market value of the companys long-term debt at December 31, 2020, was $2,547.195 million. If the company repurchased all of the outstanding long-term debt on December 31, 2020, would the company recognize a gain or a loss? At what amount? Answer in millions Note: Round to three decimal places.