What Is the Cost Basis of an Asset Acquired by a Lease

What is the cost basis of an asset acquired by a lease, which is in substance an instalment purchase?

A) The present value of the market price of the asset discounted at an appropriate rate as an amount to be received at the end of the lease
B) The sum of the future minimum lease payments under the lease
C) The present value of the future minimum lease payments under the lease (exclusive of executory costs and any profit thereon) discounted at an appropriate rate
D) The net realizable value of the asset determined at the date of the lease agreement plus the sum of the future minimum lease payments under the lease