Example: Avoid Getting Fleeced on an Auto Lease Automobile leases are built around three factors: negotiated sales price, residual value, and interest rate. The residual value is what the dealership expects the car's value will be when the vehicle is returned at the end of the lease period. The monthly cost of the lease is the capital recovery amount determined by using these three factors. (a) Determine the monthly lease payment for a car that has an agreed- upon sales price of $34.995, an APR of 9% compounded monthly, and an estimated residual value of $20,000 at the end of a 36-month lease. An up-front payment of $3,000 is due when the lease agreement (contract) is signed (b) If the estimated residual value is raised to $25,000 by the dealership to get your business, how much will the monthly payment be