At the end of last year, Edwin Inc. reported the following income statement (in millions of dollars): Sales $4,250.00 Operating costs excluding depreciation 3,035.00 EBITDA $1,215.00 Depreciation 300.00 EBIT $915.00 Interest 130.00 EBT $785.00 Taxes (40%) 314.00 Net income $471.00 Looking ahead to the following year, the company's CFO has assembled this information: Year-end sales are expected to be 6% higher than $4.25 billion in sales generated last year.

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

Sales $4,250.00
Operating costs excluding depreciation 3,035.00
EBITDA $1,215.00
Depreciation 300.00
EBIT $915.00
Interest 130.00
EBT $785.00
Taxes (40%) 314.00
Net income $471.00

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

  • Year-end sales are expected to be 6% higher than $4.25 billion in sales generated last year.
  • Year-end operating costs, excluding depreciation, will equal 80% of 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? Enter your answers in millions. For example, an answer of $10,550,000 should be entered as 10.55. Enter all values as positive numbers. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places.

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