A small bakery operates in a competitive market and sells each loaf of bread at the market price of €2.35. The bakery's cost to produce each of the first 120 loaves is a constant €1.50 per loaf. Given this market price, the bakery chooses to produce and sell exactly 120 loaves. What is the bakery's total producer surplus from selling these 120 loaves?
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