What is the variance of the profit of the company

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The revenue (X) from the sales of a company has an expected value of $7,403, with a standard deviation of $551 while the cost (Y) has an expected value of $4,566, with a standard deviation of $348. The covariance between the revenue and cost is 1,434. What is the variance of the profit (X-Y) of the company?

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