Government of Vacation Land is concerned about the increasing obesity rate in their country. To reduce the issue, they have proposed the following polices to reduce the consumption of soft drinks. Illustrate each of the proposed policies in a supply and demand diagram of the market of soft drinks a. A price floor on soft drinks b. A tax on soft drink consumers c. A subsidy to sugarcane framers that reduce sugar prices.

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Government of Vacation Land is concerned about the increasing obesity rate in their country. To reduce the issue, they have proposed the following polices to reduce the consumption of soft drinks. Illustrate each of the proposed policies in a supply and demand diagram of the market of
soft drinks
a. A price floor on soft drinks
b. A tax on soft drink consumers
c. A subsidy to sugarcane framers that reduce sugar prices.

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