Consider the following income statement for Loblaws (all figures are in $ Millions):

Year	2018	2019	2020
Total sales	70,554	74,919	90,124
Cost of goods sold	45,981	49,221	53,910
Selling, general & admin expenses	13,461	14,912	17,420
Depreciation	1,982	2,091	2,509
Operating income	9,130	8,695	16,285
Other income	0	0	0
EBIT	9,130	8,695	16,285
Interest expense	698	710	734
Earnings before tax	8,432	7,985	15,551
Taxes (40%)	3,373	3,194	6,220
Net income	5,059	4,791	9,331

The interest rate tax shield for Loblaws in 2018 and the total amount available to pay out to all investors in Loblaws in 2018 are closest to:

Question options:

	$252 million and $5.349 billion
	$279 million and $5.757 billion
	$284 million and $5.910 billion
	$312 million and $5.935 billion
	None of the above