Karla Salons leased equipment from Smith Co. on July 1, 2021, in a finance lease. The present value of the lease payments discounted at 8% was $61,600. Ten annual lease payments of $8,500 are due each year beginning July 1, 2021. Smith Co. had constructed the equipment recently for $53,500, and its retail fair value was $61,600. The total decrease in earnings (pretaxed) in daltons december 31, 2021 income statement would be (ignore taxes):_____.
a. $3,296.
b. $6,376.
c. $4,928.
d. $5,204.