Suppose that the u. s. government decides to charge cola consumers a tax. before the tax, 40,000 cases of cola were sold every week at a price of $5 per case. after the tax, 34,000 cases of cola are sold every week; consumers pay $6 per case (including the tax), and producers receive $2 per case. the amount of the tax on a case of cola isper case. of this amount, the burden that falls on consumers isper case, and the burden that falls on producers isper case. true or false: the effect of the tax on the quantity sold would have been smaller if the tax had been levied on producers. true / false.