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I am trying to figure out what the standard deviation for the following is. With after tax cash flows of:

Probability .2 for cash flow $9000
Probability .3 for cash flow $12000
Probability .5 for cash flow $15000

I'm not sure if I need these numbers as well, but the net after tax cost is $10,000, the tax rate is 35%, and the cost of capital is 11%.

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