If a third party pays a larger and larger share of the purchasing price of a good, economic theory indicates that

a. the total expenditures (including those made by the third party) on the good will decline.
b. the demand for the good will decrease.
c. consumers will have a stronger incentive to economize on their use of the good.
d. suppliers will have less incentive to provide the good at low prices.


D

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