An automobile manufacturer can produce up to 300 cars per day. The profit made from the sale of these vehicles can be modeled by the function: P(x) = -10x^2 + 3500x - 66,000, where P(x) is the profit in dollars and x is the number of automobiles made and sold. How many cars should be made and sold to maximize profit?
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