Quantitative Problem: At the end of last year, Edwin Inc. reported the following income statement (in millions of dollars): Sales $4,300.00 Operating costs (excluding depreciation) 3,095.00 EBITDA $1,205.00 Depreciation 325.00 EBIT $880.00 Interest 160.00 EBT $720.00 Taxes (40%) 288.00 Net income $432.00 Looking ahead to the following year, the company's CFO has assembled this information: Year-end sales are expected to be 6% higher than $4.3 billion in sales generated last year. Year-end operating costs, excluding depreciation, are expected to increase at the same rates as sales. Depreciation costs are expected to increase at the same rate as sales. Interest costs are expected to remain unchanged. The tax rate is expected to remain at 40%. On the basis of this information, what will be the forecast for Edwin's year-end net income? Round your answers to two decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter all values as positive numbers.   (in millions of dollars) Sales $ Operating costs (excluding depreciation)     EBITDA $ Depreciation     EBIT $ Interest     EBT $ Taxes     Net income $

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Quantitative Problem: At the end of last year, Edwin Inc. reported the following income statement (in millions of dollars):

Sales $4,300.00
Operating costs (excluding depreciation) 3,095.00
EBITDA $1,205.00
Depreciation 325.00
EBIT $880.00
Interest 160.00
EBT $720.00
Taxes (40%) 288.00
Net income $432.00

Looking ahead to the following year, the company's CFO has assembled this information:

  • Year-end sales are expected to be 6% higher than $4.3 billion in sales generated last year.
  • Year-end operating costs, excluding depreciation, are expected to increase at the same rates as sales.
  • Depreciation costs are expected to increase at the same rate as sales.
  • Interest costs are expected to remain unchanged.
  • The tax rate is expected to remain at 40%.

On the basis of this information, what will be the forecast for Edwin's year-end net income? Round your answers to two decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter all values as positive numbers.

  (in millions of dollars)
Sales $
Operating costs (excluding depreciation)    
EBITDA $
Depreciation    
EBIT $
Interest    
EBT $
Taxes    
Net income $
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