Concord Inc. manufactures cycling equipment. Recently, the vice president of operations of the company has requested construction of a new plant to meet the increasing demand for the company’s bikes. After a careful evaluation of the request, the board of directors has decided to raise funds for the new plant by issuing $3,454,600 of 10% term corporate bonds on March 1, 2025, due on March 1, 2040, with interest payable each March 1 and September 1. At the time of issuance, the market interest rate for similar financial instruments is 8%.

As the controller of the company, determine the selling price of the bonds. (Round factor values to 5 decimal places, e.g. 1.25124 and final answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 458,581.)

Selling price of the bonds?