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Which is the best answer for the use of sensitivity analysis? It will generally result in one of the following:
1. the calculation of a certainty equivalent NPV
2. the calculation of a best case, a base case and a worst case
3. the calculation of the coefficient of variation
4. the calculation of the probability of the maximum profit

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