Question

what do individual shareholders gain when they buy shares of a company’s stock? a.) they gain partial ownership in the corporation. b.) they gain the power to fix company stock prices. c.) they gain the right to decide the business location. d.) they gain discounts on the company’s products.

Answer 1

I believe the answer is: A.they gain Partial ownership in the corporation

A stock represent the amount of capital that is owned by the holder of the stock relative to the amount that issued by the company.
The larger the stock that an individual has, the larger his/her ability to influence managerial decision that made by the company.

Answer 2

When individual shareholders buy shares of a company's stock, what they gain is A) partial ownership in the corporation.