We can consider the market for traveling to Mars to be missing, because no technology exists that allows this service to be bought and sold. Suppose that someone has invented space-travel technology that will enable this service to be provided. Figure 5P-13 shows the estimated market for trips to Mars. Calculate the surplus that could be generated by filling in this missing market.

Figure 5P-13:

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