Question

Austin Grocers recently reported the following 2016 income statement (in millions of dollars): Sales $700 Operating costs including depreciation 500 EBIT $200 Interest 40 EBT $160 Taxes (40%) 64 Net income $96 Dividends $32 Addition to retained earnings $64 For the coming year, the company is forecasting a 20% increase in sales, and it expects that its year-end operating costs, including depreciation, will equal 65% of sales. Austin's tax rate, interest expense, and dividend payout ratio are all expected to remain constant. What is Austin's projected 2017 net income

Answer 1

$152.4 million

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the projected net income is shown below:

As we know that

Net income = (EBIT - interest) × (1 - tax rate)

where,

EBIT = Sales - operating cost

= $700 × 120% - ($700 × 120% × 65%)

= $840 - ($840 × 65%)

= $840 - $546

= $294

The interest expense and tax rate is $40 and 40%

So, the projected net income is

= ($294 - $40) × (1 - 40%)

= $152.4 million

We simply applied the above formula so that the projected net income could be come