Automaton, Inc.'s current stock price is $57. Analysts forecast a price of $45 in one year. Automaton's Beta is 1.2. The Risk-Free Rate is 3% and Return of the Market Portfolio is 7%. Assuming Automaton pays a $5 dividend at the end of the year, what is the Holding Period Return?

a) 26.7%

b) -12.3%

c) -26.7%

d) 12.3%