Q$-$RECURSION$-$B$)$ Consider the following code fragment.$$

$13$ public static int example$($int x$,$ int y$)$

$14\{$

$15$if$($x $<=1)$

$16\{$

$17$ return y;

$18\}$

$19$else

$20\{$

$21$ return example$($x $-1,$ y$)*$ example$($x $-1,$ y$)$;

$22\}$

$23\}//$end example method

What is the output for example$(1,8)?$

Question $9$ options:

a$)$

result $=7$

b$)$

result $=8$

c$)$

result $=9$

d$)$

result $=10$