The correct answer is C) spread British influence and power.
One of the three main goals of the East India Company was to spread British influence and power.
The East India Company was the joint-stock company that was formed to trade with the Mughals in India, and later to trade with all the Indian region. It grew to the degree to colonize big portions of Asia such as India and Hong Kong. The most important goals of the East India Company were to spread British influence and power, establishing a trading post in the region, and bring the trade goods back to England to benefit the British investors.
