Red Shirt Inc. has determined to acquire a new piece of equipment and must determine whether to lease or buy the item. The machine costs $$60,000$ and has a useful operating life of four years, after that time the equipment will have no salvage value. The machine will be depreciated by the straight$-$line method over this four$-$year life. Red Shirt can borrow at $7\mathrm{.}50\%($before taxes$),$ and operates in a $25\%$ marginal tax bracket. What is the break$-$even lease payment that would make Red Shirt indifferent between leasing and buying?

Group of answer choices

$$134,170$

$$178,894$

$$188,854$

$$147,984$