On January 1, 2021, Cullumber Inc. granted stock options to officers and key employees for the purchase of 22,000 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, 2023, by grantees still in the employ of the company, and expiring December 31, 2027. The service period for this award is 2 years. Assume that the fair value option-pricing model determines total compensation expense to be $333,000. On April 1, 2022, 2,200 options were terminated when the employees resigned from the company. The market price of the common stock was $33 per share on this date. On March 31, 2023, 13,200 options were exercised when the market price of the common stock was $41 per share. Prepare journal entries to record issuance of the stock options, termination of the stock options, exercise of the stock options, and charges to compensation expense, for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2022, and 2023. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

On January 1, 2019, a company granted 100,000 options to key executives. Each option allows the executive to purchase one share of the company’s $16 par value common stock at a price of $42 per share. The options were exercisable within a 2-year period beginning January 1, 2022. On the grant date, a fair value option-pricing model determines total compensation to be $300,000. On January 1, 2022, 6,000 options were exercised. In the journal entry to record the exercise, how much should be recorded for Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par – common stock?

On January 1, 2018, M Company granted 90,000 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 $12. An option-pricing model estimates the fair value of the options to be $5 on the date of grant. If unexpected turnover in 2019 caused the company to estimate that 15% of the options would be forfeited, what amount should M recognize as compensation expense for 2019?

On the first day of 2021, Northrop granted stock options to key employees for the purchase of 86,000 shares of the company's common stock at $27 per share. The options are intended to compensate employees for the next two years. The options are exercisable within a four-year period beginning January 1, 2023, by the grantees still in the employ of the company. No options were terminated during 2021, but the company does have an experience of 6% forfeitures over the life of the stock options. The market price of the common stock was $33 per share at the date of the grant. Northrop used the Binomial pricing model and estimated the fair value of each of the options at $10. What amount should Northrop charge to compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2021?   Multiple Choice   $430,000.   $404,200.   $808,400.

On January 1, 2024, Vijay Communications granted restricted stock units (RSUs) representing 30 million of its $1 par common shares to executives, subject to forfeiture if employment is terminated within three years. After the recipients of the RSUs satisfy the vesting requirement, the company will distribute the shares. • The common shares had a market price of $15 per share on the grant date. • At the date of grant, Vijay anticipated that 5% of the recipients would leave the firm prior to vesting. On January 1, 2025, 4% of the RSUs are forfeited due to executive turnover. Vijay chooses the option to account for forfeitures when they actually occur. Required: 1. to 3. Prepare the appropriate journal entries to record compensation expense on December 31, 2024, December 31, 2025, and December 31, 2026.

On January 1, 2020, AllClear Company issues 2,000 shares of restricted stock to its CEO, Jason Skyline.  AllClear’s stock has a fair value of $30 per share on January 1, 2020. Additional information is as follows. The service period related to the restricted stock is five years. Vesting occurs if Skyline stays with the company for a five-year period. The par value of the stock is $10 per share.  Prepare journal entries relating to the restricted stock in 2020.  Assume that Jason Skyline leaves the company on April 1, 2021 (before any expense has been recorded during 2021). Prepare journal entry relating to the restricted stock in 2021, if necessary.

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On July 1, 2024, Flounder Company adopted a stock option plan that granted options to key executives to purchase 112,000 shares of the company's $1 par value common stock. The options were granted on January 1, 2025, and were exercisable 3 years after the date of grant if the grantee was still an employee of the company. The options expired 4 years from date of grant. The option price was set at $69, and the fair value option pricing model determines the total compensation expense to be $660,000. All of the options were exercised February 1, 2028, when the market price was $77 a share. Prepare journal entries relating to the stock option plan for the years 2024 through 2028. Assume that the employee performs services equally in 2025, 2026 and 2027. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not incent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. List all debit entries before credit entries.…

On January 1, 2020 Sams Company granted Jim Norman, an employee, an option to buy 300 shares of Sams stock for $40 per share. The option is exercisable for 5 years from date of grant. Using a fair value option pricing model, total compensation expense is determined to be $4,800. The market value for each share of stock is $55 a share.   The service period for the stock compensation is for two years beginning January 1, 2020. Record the journal entries for 2020 and 2021.

Under its stock option plan, Ameri Corp. granted 3 million stock options to employees on January 1, 2021. The fair value of each option is $5 and no forfeitures are anticipated. Each option permits an employee to purchase one share of $1 par common stock within the next six years, but not before December 31, 2023 (the vesting date), at an exercise price of $12 per share (the market price of the shares on the grant date). On April 3, 2024, all options are exercised when the market price is $35 per share. The journal entry Ameri would record on April 3, 2024 would include: Multiple Choice a debit to Cash for $105,000,000. a debit to Paid-in capital-stock options for $5,000,000. a debit to Compensation Expense for $15,000,000. a credit to Paid-in capital-excess of par for $48,000,000.