You wish to borrow $2,000 for 8 years to start a business. You approach different lenders who have the following offers. Which is the best lender to borrow from? All percentage rates are rounded to 6 decimal places.

a. 13.174622% pa APR compounding monthly where there are exactly 12 months per year.

b. 13.319794% pa APR compounding quarterly where there are exactly 4 quarters per year

c. 0.979311% as an effective monthly rate where there are exactly 12 months per year. 

d. 0.252295% as an effective weekly rate where there are exactly 52 weeks per year. 

e. I'll lend you the $2,000 now if you pay me a single payment of $5,705.17 in 8 years, with no other payments in between.

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