Q1) At the end of last year, Roberts Inc. reported following income statement (in millions of dollars):
| Sales |
$3,000 |
| Operating costs excluding depreciation |
2,450 |
| EBITDA |
$550 |
| Depreciation |
250 |
| EBIT |
$300 |
| Interest |
125 |
| EBT |
$175 |
| Taxes (40 %) |
70 |
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| Net Income |
$105 |
Looking ahead to following year, company's CFO has assembled following information:
Year-End sales are expected to be 10 percent higher than $3billion in sales generated last year.
Year-end operating costs, excluding depreciation, are expected to equal 80 % of year-end sales.
Depreciation is expected to increase at same rate as sales.
Interest costs are expected to remain unchanged.
Tax rate is expected to remain at 40 %.
On basis of this information, determine the forecast for Roberts' year-end net income?