A portfolio manager is assessing the return performance for Altria (MO) stock over the 2005-2010 time period. The annual total returns during that time for MO are provided below:

Year	Annual Return
2005	31.27%
2006	19.30%
2007	21.75%
2008	-30.41%
2009	39.11%
2010	32.86%

The geometric average annual return for MO during the 2005-2010 time period was closest to:

A) 16.13%

B) 18.98%

C) 19.65%

D) 40.87%