Save & Ex Pastore Inc. granted options for 1 million shares of its $1 par common stock at the beginning of the current year. The exercise price is $35 per share, which was also the market value of the stock on the grant date. The fair value of the options was estimated at $8 per option. What would be the total compensation indicated by these options? Multiple Choice $8 million. $3 million. $35 million. $27 million.

Options were granted on January 1, 2023by Paltel Co. to purchase 15,000 common shares at an exercise price of $22. The average market price of Paltel's common stock during 2023 was $30 per share. Calculate the incremental shares (denominator) for these options on December 31, 2023. (When writing your answer, do not use commas (,) or the dollar sign ($). For example, if your answer is $10,000 write it as 10000). Answer:

Walters Audio Visual, Inc., offers a stock option plan to its regional managers. On January 1, 2021, 40 million options were granted for 40 million $1 par common shares. The exercise price is the market price on the grant date, $8 per share. Options cannot be exercised prior to January 1, 2023, and expire December 31, 2027. The fair value of the options, estimated by an appropriate option pricing model, is $2 per option. Because the plan does not qualify as an incentive plan, Walters will receive a tax deduction upon exercise of the options equal to the excess of the market price at exercise over the exercise price. The income tax rate is 25%.   4. Record the exercise of the options and their tax effect if all of the options are exercised on March 20, 2026, when the market price is $12 per share.5. Assume the option plan qualifies as an incentive plan. Prepare the appropriate journal entries to record compensation expense and its tax effect on December 31, 2021.6. Assuming the option…

Orange Inc. issued 20,000 nonqualified stock options valued at $20,000 (in total). The options vest over two years-half in 2019 (the year of issue) and half in 2020. One thousand options are exercised in 2020 with a bargain element on each option of $6. What is the 2020 book-tax difference associated with the stock options? Part I: A) $15,000 favorable B) $ 6,000 favorable C) $15,000 unfavorable D) $ 4,000 unfavorable   Part II: What is the permanent difference related to this exercise of 1,000 option?

Please show how to solve this step by step. ESS is currently trading at $300/share. You bought 200 shares of ESS and sold 2 CALL-option contracts on ESS with a strike price of $330 for $15 each. a. What will be your total $ and % gain/loss if ESS price is $335 at the expiration date?b. What will be your total $ and % gain/loss if ESS price is $350 at the expiration date?c. What will be your total $ and % gain/loss if ESS price is $270 at the expiration date?

Under its executive stock option plan, National Corporation granted 15 million options on January 1, 2021, that permit executives to purchase 15 million of the company’s $1 par common shares within the next six years, but not before December 31, 2023 (the vesting date). The exercise price is the market price of the shares on the date of grant, $17 per share. The fair value of the options, estimated by an appropriate option pricing model, is $4 per option. Suppose that unexpected turnover during 2022 caused the forfeiture of 5% of the stock options. Compute the amount of compensation expense for 2022 and 2023