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A customer sells short 100 shares of ABC stock at $50 per share. The stock falls to $40, at which point the customer writes 1 ABC Sept 40 Put at $4. The stock falls to $30 and the put is exercised. The customer's cost basis upon exercise of the put is:

A.
$36

B.
$44

C.
$46

D.
$54