On October 1, 2020, Jewelry Specialists, Inc. made a loan to one of its customers. The customer signed a 6-month note for $120,000 at 15%. Calculate the total interest earned on the note. (Round any intermediate calculations to two decimal places, and your final answer to the nearest dollar.)

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The interest earned on the note can be calculated using the formula: Interest = Principal × Rate × Time. Here, Principal = $120,000, Rate = 15% (or 0.15 when expressed as a decimal), and Time = 6/12 year (since it's a 6-month note and there are 12 months in a year). So, Interest = $120,000 × 0.15 × (6/12) = $9,000.