What will be the output for following code?

#include<stdio.h> 
int func(int x,  int y) 
{ 
	if (y == 0) 
		return 1; 
	else if (y%2 == 0) 
		return func(x, y/2)*func(x, y/2); 
	else
		return x*func(x, y/2)*func(x, y/2); 
} 
int main() 
{ 
	int x = 2; 
    int y = 3; 
 
	printf("%d", func(x, y)); 
	return 0; 
}

A. 9

B. 6

C. 8

D. 5

Answer: Option C