Which of the statements below is​ TRUE? A. Buying of shares is the selling of ownership in the company. B. A company is said to go​ "private" when it opens up its ownership structure to the general public through the sale of common stock. C. Private companies can go public by choosing to sell stock to attract permanent financing through equity ownership of the company. D. Most companies have the resident expertise to complete an initial public offering​ (IPO), or first public equity issue.

C. Private companies can go public by choosing to sell stock to attract permanent financing through equity ownership of the company.

Explanation:

Private companies could go to the general public by selecting to sale the  stocks in order to attract permanent financing via equity ownership of the company because they can sale the shares easily on the primary market in order to increased the finance also it will be help for raising the firm for the long period as the equity financing is considered for the long term financing

Hence, the option c is correct

the answer is a. $209,000