On May 1, 2020, Charles Corp

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On May 1, 2020, Charles Corp. leased equipment to Darwin Inc. for one year under an operating lease. Instead of leasing it, Darwin could have bought the equipment from Charles for $ 800,000 cash. At this time, Charles's accounting records showed a book value for the equipment of $ 700,000. Depreciation on the equipment in 2020 was $ 90,000. During 2020, Darwin paid $ 22,500 per month rent to Charles for the 8-month period, and Charles incurred maintenance and other related costs under the terms of the lease of $ 16,000. The pre-tax expense reported by Darwin from this lease for the year ended December 31, 2020, should be

A) $ 74,000.
B) $ 90,000.
C) $ 164,000.
D) $ 180,000.