In 2019, 30% of the options are exercised and the remaining options expire
Rutter Inc. granted 300,000 stock options to executives and employees on January 1, 2017. The options have...
Rutter Inc. granted 250,000 stock options to executives and employees on January 1, 2017. The options have a strike price is $10 per share and expire in 2019. The par value of the common stock is $1. Using an option pricing model, the company calculates a fair value of $20 per share. The expected service period, or benefit period, is 2 years. Prepare the journal entries for 2017 and 2018. In 2019, 40% of the options are exercised and the...
On January 1, 2018, M Company granted 95,000 stock options to certain executives. The options are exercisable no sooner than December 31, 2020, and expire on January 1, 2024. Each option can be exercised to acquire one share of $1 par common stock for $9. An option-pricing model estimates the fair value of the options to be $4 on the date of grant. If unexpected turnover in 2019 caused the company to estimate that 15% of the options would be...
On January 1, 2018, M Company granted 93,000 stock options to certain executives. The options are exercisable no sooner than December 31, 2020, and expire on January 1, 2024. Each option can be exercised to acquire one share of $1 par common stock for $10. An option-pricing model estimates the fair value of the options to be $3 on the date of grant. If unexpected turnover in 2019 caused the company to estimate that 20% of the options would be...
On January 1, 2016, EZ Inc. granted stock options to officers and key employees for the purchase of 250,000 shares of the company’s $1 par common stock at $86 per share. The options were exercisable within a 5-year period beginning January 1, 2018, by grantees still in the employ of the company, and expiring December 31, 2020. The service period for this award is 2 years. Assume that the fair value option pricing model determines total compensation expense to be...
On January 1, 2018, Larkspur Inc. granted stock options to officers and key employees for the purchase of 18,000 shares of the company’s $10 par common stock at $23 per share. The options were exercisable within a 5-year period beginning January 1, 2020, by grantees still in the employ of the company, and expiring December 31, 2024. The service period for this award is 2 years. Assume that the fair value option-pricing model determines total compensation expense to be $368,000....
On January 1, 2018, Ayayai Inc. granted stock options to officers and key employees for the purchase of 21,000 shares of the company’s $ 10 par common stock at $24 per share. The options were exercisable within a 5-year period beginning January 1, 2020, by grantees still in the employ of the company, and expiring December 31, 2024. The service period for this award is 2 years. Assume that the fair value option-pricing model determines total compensation expense to be $...
On January 1, 2019, Riverbed Corporation granted 11,000 options to key executives. Each option allows the executive to purchase one share of Riverbed’s $5 par value common stock at a price of $19 per share. The options were exercisable within a 2-year period beginning January 1, 2021, if the grantee is still employed by the company at the time of the exercise. On the grant date, Riverbed’s stock was trading at $25 per share, and a fair value option-pricing model...
On January 1, 2018, Riverbed Inc. granted stock options to officers and key employees for the purchase of 23,000 shares of the company's $10 par common stock at $26 per share. The options were exercisable with in a 5-year period beginning January 1, 2020, by grantees still in the employ of the company, and expiring December 31, 2024. The service period for this award is 2 years. Assume that the fair value option-pricing model determines total compensation expense to be...
3. On January 1, 2018, Norman Corporation granted compensatory stock options for 75,000 shares of its $20 par value common stock to certain of its key employees. The market price of the common stock on that date was $36 per share and the option price was $30. The Black Scholes option pricing model determines total compensation expense to be $825.000 The options are exercisable beginning January 1, 2020, provided those key employees are still in Norman's employ at the time...
On January 1, 2021, M Company granted 96,000 stock options to certain executives. The options are exercisable no sooner than December 31, 2023, and expire on January 1, 2027. Each option can be exercised to acquire one share of $1 par common stock for $9. An option-pricing model estimates the fair value of the options to be $3 on the date of grant. What amount should M recognize as compensation expense for 2021? ---- On January 1, 2021, M Company...