Your firm needs to invest in a new delivery truck. The life expectancy of the delivery truck is five years. You can purchase a new delivery truck for an upfront cost of $200,000, or you can lease a truck from the manufacturer for five years for a monthly lease payment of $4000 (paid at the end of each month). Your firm can borrow at 6% APR with quarterly compounding.

The effective annual rate on your firm's borrowings is closest to:

A) 6.00%

B) 6.24%

C) 6.17%

D) 6.14%

The monthly discount rate that you should use to evaluate the truck lease is closest to:

A) 0.487%

B) 0.512%

C) 0.498%

D) 0.500%