Holding everything else constant, as the price of natural gas rises, selling natural gas becomes

a. more profitable, and the quantity supplied falls
b. less profitable, and the quantity supplied rises
c. less profitable, and the quantity supplied falls
d. more profitable, and the quantity supplied rises
e. more profitable, but the quantity supplied does not change


D

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