A company manufactures a specific model of car. The cost to produce each additional car is constant at $14,400. The company's market research shows that if they produce and sell 64 cars, the maximum price a consumer is willing to pay for the 64th car is exactly $14,400. Which statement provides the most accurate analysis of the economic outcome of producing and selling this 64th car?
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