TigerCorp plans to add a new internet server, which has a price of $$2\mathrm{.}5$ million. TigerCorp expects that the internet server will be worthless after three years. The marginal tax rate for TigerCorp is $15\%.$ The tax authority approves that the new internet server can use the accelerated depreciation: TigerCorp can depreciate $50\%,30\%,$ and $20\%$ of the value of the internet server in the next three years. Assume that the cost of debt for TigerCorp is $6\%,$ and its cost of equity is $10\%.$ If TigerCorp uses this internet server through a true tax lease for three years, instead of direct purchasing, the annual lease payments will be $$1\mathrm{.}4$ million. The amount of the lease$-$equivalent loan is closest to:

Select one:

a$.$ $$2\mathrm{.}43$ million

b$.$ $$3\mathrm{.}37$ million

c$.$ $$2\mathrm{.}55$ million

d$.$ $$3\mathrm{.}58$ million