Refer to the Graph Shown That Depicts a Third-Party Payer

Multiple Choice

Refer to the graph shown that depicts a third-party payer market for prescription drugs. If the co-payment is $6 per pill, total expenditures under the third-party payer system will be:

A) greater than if the market were left alone.
B) less than if the market were left alone.
C) the same as if the market were left alone.
D) undetermined.