(Bond valuationlong dashzero coupon) The Latham Corporation is planning on issuing bonds that pay no interest but can be converted into $1000 at maturity, 9 years from their purchase. To price these bonds competitively with other bonds of equal risk, it is determined that they should yield 8 percent, compounded annually. At what price should the Latham Corporation sell these bonds?

The price of the Latham Corporation bonds should be ____