On December 31, 2018, Perry Corporation leased equipment to Admiral Company for a five-year period. The annual lease payment, excluding nonlease components, is $42,000. The interest rate for this lease is 9%. The payments are due on December 31 of each year. The first payment was made on December 31, 2018. The normal cash price for this type of equipment is $140,000 while the cost to Perry was $114,000. For the year ended December 31, 2018, by what amount will Perry's earnings increase due to this lease (ignore taxes)?

Multiple Choice

• $26,000.

• $39,000.

• $36,000.

• $16,000.