The correct answer is A. Gain population. Opening new corporate headquarters will attract people to move to the area in order to serve the 500 workers. This will include people that will move to open restaurants and other businesses that will be aimed at serving the workers.<span />
For investors, stocks are a way to grow their money and outpace inflation over time. When you own stock in a company, you are called a shareholder because you share in the company's profits.