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In 1997 a woman sued a computer keyboard manufacturer, chargingthat her repetitive stress injuries were caused by the keyboard(Genessey v. Digital Equipment Corporation). The juryawarded about $3.5 million for pain and suffering, but the courtthen set aside that award as being unreasonable compensation. Inmaking this determination, the court identified a \"normative\" groupof 27 similar cases and specified a reasonable award as one within2 standard deviations of the mean of the awards in the 27 cases.The 27 award amounts (in thousands of dollars) are in the tablebelow.

396075115135140149150
236290340410600750750750
10501100113911501200120012501572
170018252000

What is the maximum possible amount that could be awarded underthe \"2-standard deviations rule\"? (Round all intermediatecalculations and the answer to three decimal places.)
(in thousands of $)

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