The partners in an investment club decided to purchase $50$ shares of Company A common stock on February $20,2017,$ for $$\frac{855\mathrm{.}89}{?}$ share, and it

never paid any dividends while it was held by the club. Assuming the stock was sold five years later, on February $18,2022,$ for $$2,639\mathrm{.}06/$share$,$

what would be the holding period return $($HPR$)?$

a$.41\mathrm{.}67\%$

b$.-67\mathrm{.}57\%$

c$.$ Answer cannot be computed since no dividends were paid during the HPR$.$

d$.208\mathrm{.}34\%$