Which of the following transactions is most similar to the actions of joint stock companies during the age of exploration?

a. an oil company owner convinces investors to pay for a new oil refinery in exchange for a portion of the refinery's profits.
b. a farmer grows a large field of spinach after learning that many of his customers prefer it to any other vegetable.
c. a large restaurant chain donates large sums of money to politicians in an attempt to influence their decisions.
d. the founder of a small electronics company sells his business to a larger rival for a very large one-time payment.

A. An oil company owner convinces investors to help pay for a new oil refinery in exchange for a portion of the refinery's profits.

A joint stock company is a company that has shares of the company that can be bought and sold, this will make you earn money from the company´s earnings. This money invested is usually used to create new ways to earn more money, like in this case paying for a new refinery.

the section of the chart that represents a point at which a bill needs approval from a majority of people in both chambers to advance is j, as this is the only section before the bill becomes law which has both rows (symbolizing the chambers) converging into one, meaning that the two parts of the congress have to approve of it before it can march on with the process.

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