Product of slopes of common tangents to the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{32} + \frac{y^2}{8} = 1$ and parabola $y^2 = 8x$ is -

  • A

    $\frac{1}{8}$

  • B

    $-\frac{1}{2}$

  • C

    $\frac{1}{4}$

  • D

    $-\frac{1}{4}$

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