Stockholders can best be defined as which of the following? A. Investors who lend money to a business for a short period of time. B. Investors who lend money to a business for a long period of time. C. Investors who purchase an ownership in the business. D. Analysts who rate the financial performance of the business.

Stockholders can best be defined as which of the following? A. Investors who lend money to a business for a short period of time. B. Investors who lend money to a business for a long period of time. C. Investors who purchase an ownership in the business. D. Analysts who rate the financial performance of the business.

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