Consider the following income statement for Kroger Inc. (all figures in $ Millions):

Year	2006	2005	2004
Total Sales	60,553	56,434	53,791
Cost of goods sold	45,565	42,140	39,637
Selling, general & admin expenses	11,688	12,191	11,575
Depreciation	1265	1256	1209
Operating Income	2035	847	1370
Other Income	0	0	0
EBIT	2035	847	1370
Interest expense	510	557	604
Earnings before tax	1525	290	766
Taxes (35%)	534	102	268
Net Income	991	189	498

The total amount available to payout to all the investors in Kroger in 2005 is closest to:

Select one:

A. $746 million

B. $189 million

C. $2035 million

D. $1500 million

E. $2516 million