A common stock currently has a beta of 1.7, the risk-free rate is 7 percent annually, and the market return is 12 percent annually. The stock is expected to generate per-share benefits of $6.70 during the coming period. A pending lawsuit has just been dismissed and the beta of the stock drops to 1.4. The new equilibrium price of the stock __________.

A) Will be $47.86

B) Will be $43.24

C) Will be $55.83

D) Cannot be determined from the infromation given