ABC Corporation does site work for large$-$scale industrial buildings. For a large multiyear project, ABC needs a certain type of excavator that would cost a fortune to own, maintain, and store over the winter months. Instead, ABC enters into a contract with Jacobs Machinery to use one of their machines for the duration of the project. Jacobs Machinery continues to own the excavator and charges ABC a monthly fee. Which pricing policy is ABC using in this scenario?

Multiple Choice

$$ a skimming pricing policy

$$ a lease

$$ value pricing

an installment

$$ seasonal discount