$ABCD$ is a quadrilateral with $\overline{AB}=\bar{a}$,$\overline{AD}=\bar{b}$ and $\overline{AC}=2\bar{a}+3\bar{b}$. If its area is $\alpha$ times the area of the parallelogram with $AB$ and $AD$ as adjacent sides,then the value of $\alpha$ is

  • A
    $\frac{1}{2}$
  • B
    $\frac{5}{2}$
  • C
    $\frac{3}{2}$
  • D
    $2$

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