1. Laurel Inc. entered into a 5-year lease agreement of equipment requiring $10,000 annual payments, with the first payment due immediately. The lease does not contain a renewal or purchase option, and the asset reverts to the lessor at the end of the four-year period with no guaranteed residual. The lessees incremental borrowing rate is 8% and the implicit rate of the lease is 9%, known by the lessee. Just prior to the lease commencement, the lessee (a) incurred legal fees to execute the lease of $800, (b) received $2,500 from the lessor as a lease incentive to sign the new lease, and (c) made the first annual payment of $10,000.

   What is the amount of the lease liability recognized by Laurel Inc. at the commencement of the lease?

   	a.	$28,566
   	b.	$32,397
   	c.	$43,613
   	d.	$46,613