Jeremy is in the process of purchasing a car. The list price of the car is $36,000. If Jeremy pays cash for the car, the dealer will reduce the price by 10%. Otherwise, the dealer will provide financing where Jeremy must pay $7,706 at the end of each of the next five years, while still providing the discount. Compute the effective interest rate to the nearest percent that Jeremy would pay if he chooses to make the five annual payments?

a. 5%.

b. 6%.

c. 7%.

d. 8%.