Given a text T, and several options, according to the question posed in the text T to choose the most appropriate option from the options as the answer, please directly output the most appropriate option, do not need to output the explanation.

Calculate the total return on a share of equity using the following data: Purchase price: $50 Sale price: $42 Dividend paid during holding period: $2
Option A:–12.0%
Option B:–14.3%
Option C:–16.0%

Answer: A