On June $30,2025,$ Richard Miller Company issued $$3,600,000\mathrm{.}00$ face value of $14\%,20-$year bonds at $$4,141,660\mathrm{.}00,$ a yield of $12\%.$ Miller uses the effective$-$interest method to amortize bond premium or discount. The bonds pay semiannual interest on June $30$ and December $31.$

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Provide the answers to the following questions.

What amount of interest expense is reported for $2026?($Round answer to $2$ decimal places, e$.$g$.38,548\mathrm{.}25.)$

Interest expense reported for $2026$

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Will the bond interest expense reported in $2026$ be the same as$,$ greater than, or less than the amount that would be reported if