Contech (Lessee) Wishes to Lease a Printing Press Valued at $60,000

Multiple Choice

Contech (lessee) wishes to lease a printing press valued at $60,000 from Wrenn Capital (lessor) for a period of 4 years.Wrenn expects to depreciate the asset on a straight-line basis to a salvage value of $0.Actual salvage value is expected to be $8,000 at the end of 4 years.If Wrenn requires a 12 percent after-tax return on the lease, what is the lease payment that Wrenn will require from Contech? Assume a marginal tax rate of 40%.Under the terms of the lease, payments will be made at the beginning of each of the 4 years.

A) $11,385
B) $28,463
C) $18,975
D) $21,252