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to reduce the consumption of sugary soft drinks, suppose the government imposes a $2 per-unit sales tax on soft drinks. (i) will the price of soft drinks increase by the full amount of the sales tax? explain. (ii) calculate the tax revenue the government can collect from the sale of soft drinks. show your work. (iii) will the consumer surplus increase, decrease, or stay the same after the tax? (iv) calculate the deadweight loss created by the tax. show your work.