Assets, Inc., plans to issue $7 million of bonds with a coupon rate of 7 percent, a par value of $1,000, semiannual coupons, and 15 years to maturity. The current market interest rate on these bonds is 9 percent. In one year, the interest rate on the bonds will be either 8 percent or 4 percent with equal probability. Assume investors are risk-neutral. a. If the bonds are noncallable, what is the price of the bonds today?