Find deadweight loss as a percentage of total tax revenue

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Find the deadweight loss from the taxes in parts c and d, assuming that there are no externalities associated with trading in this market. Find the total tax revenues (equal to the tax per unit times the number of units sold when the tax is imposed). Find the deadweight loss as a percentage of the total tax revenue. Show and explain all your work.

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