Image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus connected to a plurality of computers via a network, the image forming apparatus comprising:

• an image formation section performing image formation based on the jobs;
• and
• a processor, wherein the processor implements function as a job management section and a control section:
• the job management section receiving and spooling each of jobs received from the plurality of computers and managing each of the jobs;
• the control section sequentially processing the jobs managed by the job management section,
• wherein, upon reception of a new job from any one of the plurality of computers by the job management section, based on a number of prints required for executing the new job, a print speed of the image forming apparatus, and a scheduled end time of the spooled job on standby, the control section calculates a scheduled end time at which the new job ends, and notifies the calculated scheduled end time to the computer which has transmitted the new job.