Lifeline,
Inc., has sales of $590,000, costs of $268,000, depreciation expense of
$68,500, interest expense of $35,500, and a tax rate of 40 percent.
| Required: |
| What is the net income for this firm? (Do not include the dollar sign ($).) |
Explanation:
| The
income statement starts with revenues and subtracts costs to arrive at
EBIT. We then subtract out interest to get taxable income, and then
subtract taxes to arrive at net income. Doing so, we get: |
| Income statement |
| Sales | $ | 590,000 |
| Costs | | 268,000 |
| Depreciation | | 68,500 |
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| EBIT | $ | 253,500 |
| Interest | | 35,500 |
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| Taxable income | $ | 218,000 |
| Taxes | | 87,200 |
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| Net income | $ | 130,800 |
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