Prime Care Has Approached the Leasing Department of First City

Multiple Choice

Prime Care has approached the leasing department of First City Bank to arrange lease financing for a $1.2 million CAT scanner. The economic life of the scanner is estimated to be 10 years. The estimated salvage value at the end of 10 years is $0. First City plans to depreciate the scanner on a straight-line basis over 10 years. If First City charges a beginning-of-the-year lease payment of $255,395, what after-tax rate of return will the bank earn on the lease? Assume a marginal tax rate of 40%.

A) 4.7%
B) 16.8%
C) 13%
D) 40%