On June 2, Year 1, Tory, Inc., issued $500,000 of 10%, 15-year bonds at par. Interest is payable semiannually on June 1 and December 1. Bond issue costs were $6,000, and Tory uses the straight-line method of amortizing bond issue costs. On June 2, Year 6, Tory retired half of the bonds at 98. What is the net carrying amount that Tory should use in computing the gain or loss on retirement of debt