At the end of last year, John Inc. reported the following income statement (in millions) Sales                                                            $3,000 Operating costs excluding depreciation       2450 EBITDA                                                       $    550 Depreciation                                                   250 EBIT                                                           $   300 Interest                                                          125 EBT                                                            $  175 Taxes (40%)                                                     70 Net Income                                               $  105   Looking ahead to the following year, the company's CFO has assembled this information: - Year-end sales are expected to be 10% higher than the $3 billion 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 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 that information, what will be the forecast the forecast for John's Inc. year-emd net income.

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At the end of last year, John Inc. reported the following income statement (in millions)

Sales                                                            $3,000

Operating costs excluding depreciation       2450

EBITDA                                                       $    550

Depreciation                                                   250

EBIT                                                           $   300

Interest                                                          125

EBT                                                            $  175

Taxes (40%)                                                     70

Net Income                                               $  105

 

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

- Year-end sales are expected to be 10% higher than the $3 billion 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 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 that information, what will be the forecast the forecast for John's Inc. year-emd net income.

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