New Brunswick, N.J.-based Johnson & Johnson Co....

New Brunswick, N.J.-based Johnson & Johnson Co. reported a profit for the first quarter of 1987, compared to a loss in the same period a year ago, on a 14% sales increase. Higher average currency-exchange rates for the first quarter increased sales figures 5%, Johnson & Johnson said. Consumer products quarterly sales jumped 17.5%, international sales rose 30% and domestic sales were up 3%.