A project has an initial cost of $150,000 and an estimated salvage value after 13 years of $90,000. Estimated average annual receipts are $27,000. Estimated average annual disbursements are $16,000. Assuming that annual receipts and disbursements will be uniform, compute the prospective rate of return before taxes.

A) 4.6% B) 5.8% C) 3.5% D) 5.1%