Annawadi is a slum in the Indian city of Mumbai. Suppose there is an informal clothing market on the outskirts of the slum. The supply and demand of clothing in this market is given by the equations QD = 37 - 3P Q$ = -2+7P where P is the price of one pound of clothing in dollars. The government decides to crack down on informal markets and sends a police officer to close the market, which would ban all transactions. The sellers of clothing in this market get together to collect money to bribe the officer not to close the market. What is the largest possible amount the sellers of clothing (as a whole) would be willing to pay to keep the market in business? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

Annawadi is a slum in the Indian city of Mumbai. Suppose there is an informal clothing market on the outskirts of the slum. The supply and demand of clothing in this market is given by the equations QD = 37 - 3P Q$ = -2+7P where P is the price of one pound of clothing in dollars. The government decides to crack down on informal markets and sends a police officer to close the market, which would ban all transactions. The sellers of clothing in this market get together to collect money to bribe the officer not to close the market. What is the largest possible amount the sellers of clothing (as a whole) would be willing to pay to keep the market in business? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

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