Answer:
b. None of the listed answers
Explanation:
EBITDA means earnings before interest , tax, depreciation and amortization, whereas operating is the gross profit minus all operating costs, since depreciation and amortization, which are operating costs would have been deducted in arriving at EBITDA, it means operating income and EBITDA are not the same.
Net income is gross profIt minus interest,tax ,depreciation and amortization, hence, it is a far cry from EBITDA.
Note also EBITDA is not recognized by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) as a performance measure