Uminum, the World's Largest Producer of Feldspar, Is Considering Leasing

Multiple Choice

Uminum, the world's largest producer of feldspar, is considering leasing a sifter that costs $450,000. The 5-year lease requires 5 beginning-of-the-year payments. The leasing company is depreciating the sifter on a straight-line basis of $90,000 per year to a salvage value of zero but assumes the actual salvage value at the end of 5 years is expected to be $25,000. If the leasing company desires to earn an 11% after-tax rate of return of the lease, what annual lease payment will they require? Assume a marginal tax rate of 40%.

A) $125,145
B) $75,087
C) $148,517
D) $122,736