302 Ch. 16 LO3

On January 1, 2018 Reese Company granted Jack Buchanan, an employee, an option to buy 300 shares of Reese Co. stock for $40 per share, the option exercisable for 5 years from date of grant. Using a fair value option pricing model, total compensation expense is determined to be $4,800. Buchanan exercised his option on September 1, 2018, and sold his 300 shares on December 1, 2018. Quoted market prices of Reese Co. stock during 2018 were: January 1 $40 per share September 1 $48 per share December 1 $54 per share The service period is for two years beginning January 1, 2018. As a result of the option granted to Buchanan, using the fair value method, Reese should recognize compensation expense for 2018 on its books in the amount of a. $0. b. $2,400. c. $4,800 d. $5,600

B

On January 1, 2018, Ellison Company granted Sam Wine, an employee, an option to buy 1,000 shares of Ellison Co. stock for $30 per share, the option exercisable for 5 years from date of grant. Using a fair value option pricing model, total compensation expense is determined to be $6,000. Wine exercised his option on October 1, 2018 and sold his 1,000 shares on December 1, 2018. Quoted market prices of Ellison Co. stock in 2018 were: July 1 $30 per share October 1 $36 per share December 1 $40 per share The service period is for three years beginning January 1, 2018. As a result of the option granted to Wine, using the fair value method, Ellison should recognize compensation expense for 2018 on its books in the amount of a. $6,000. b. $2,000. c. $1,500. d. $0.

B

On June 30, 2015, 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 $900,000. The options are exercisable beginning January 1, 2018, provided those key employees are still in Norman's employ at the time the options are exercised. The options expire on June 30, 2019. On January 4, 2018, when the market price of the stock was $42 per share, all 75,000 options were exercised. What should be the amount of compensation expense recorded by Norman Corporation for the calendar year 2017 using the fair value method? a. $0. b. $360,000. c. $450,000. d. $900,000.

B

Which of the following is an advantage of a restricted-stock plan? a. It creates new job opportunities in a company. b. It never becomes completely worthless. c. It increases the market price of the stock. c. It increases the profit of a company.

B

Compensation expense resulting from a compensatory stock option plan is generally a. recognized in the period of exercise. b. recognized in the period of the grant. c. allocated to the periods benefited by the employee's required service. d. allocated over the periods of the employee's service life to retirement.

C

On December 31, 2017, Kessler Company granted some of its executives options to purchase 60,000 shares of the company's $10 par common stock at an option price of $50 per share. The options become exercisable on January 1, 2018, and represent compensation for executives' services over a three-year period beginning January 1, 2018. The Black-Scholes option pricing model determines total compensation expense to be $360,000. At December 31, 2018, none of the executives had exercised their options. What is the impact on Kessler's net income for the year ended December 31, 2018 as a result of this transaction under the fair value method? a. $120,000 increase b. $0 c. $120,000 decrease d. $360,000 decrease

C

On January 1, 2018, Evans Company granted Tim Telfer, an employee, an option to buy 5,000 shares of Evans Co. stock for $25 per share, the option exercisable for 5 years from date of grant. Using a fair value option pricing model, total compensation expense is determined to be $37,500. Telfer exercised his option on September 1, 2018, and sold his 5,000 shares on December 1, 2018. Quoted market prices of Evans Co. stock during 2018 were January 1 $25 per share September 1 $30 per share December 1 $34 per share The service period is for three years beginning January 1, 2018. As a result of the option granted to Telfer, using the fair value method, Evans should recognize compensation expense for 2018 on its books in the amount of a. $45,000. b. $37,500. c. $12,500. d. $ 7,500.

C

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a noncompensatory stock option plan? a. Substantially all full-time employees may participate on an equitable basis. b. The plan offers no substantive option feature. c. Unlimited time period permitted for exercise of an option as long as the holder is still employed by the company. d. Discount from the market price of the stock no greater than would be reasonable in an offer of stock to stockholders or others.

C

If an employee fails to exercise a stock option before its expiration date, the company should decrease compensation expense.

F

The service period in stock option plans is the time between the grant date and the vesting date.

T

The date on which to measure the compensation element in a stock option granted to a corporate employee ordinarily is the date on which the employee a. is granted the option. b. has performed all conditions precedent to exercising the option. c. may first exercise the option. d. exercises the option.

A

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a noncompensatory stock purchase plan? a. It is open to almost all full-time employees. b. The discount from market price is small. c. The plan offers no substantive option feature. d. It is not open to almost all full-time employees

D

The intrinsic value of a stock option is the difference between the market price of the stock and the exercise price of the options at the grant date.

T

Weiser Corp. on January 1, 2015, granted stock options for 60,000 shares of its $10 par value common stock to its key employees. The market price of the common stock on that date was $23 per share and the option price was $20. The Black-Scholes option pricing model determines total compensation expense to be $630,000. The options are exercisable beginning January 1, 2018, provided those key employees are still in Weiser's employ at the time the options are exercised. The options expire on January 1, 2019. The amount of compensation expense Weiser should record for 2017 under the fair value method is a. $0. b. $105,000. c. $210,000. d. $315,000.

C

Under the fair value method, companies compute total compensation expense based on the fair value of options on the date of exercise.

F

On June 30, 2018, Yang Corporation granted compensatory stock options for 25,000 shares of its $24 par value common stock to certain of its key employees. The market price of the common stock on that date was $31 per share and the option price was $28. Using a fair value option pricing model, total compensation expense is determined to be $100,000. The options are exercisable beginning January 1, 2020, providing those key employees are still in the employ of the company at the time the options are exercised. The options expire on June 30, 2021. On January 4, 2020, when the market price of the stock was $36 per share, all options for the 25,000 shares were exercised. The service period is for two years beginning January 1, 2018. Using the fair value method, what should be the amount of compensation expense recorded by Yang Corporation for these options on December 31, 2018? a. $100,000 b. $50,000 c. $23,438 d. $0

B

Grant, Inc. had 80,000 shares of treasury stock ($10 par value) at December 31, 2017, which it acquired at $11 per share. On June 4, 2018, Grant issued 40,000 treasury shares to employees who exercised options under Grant's employee stock option plan. The market value per share was $13 at December 31, 2017, $15 at June 4, 2018, and $18 at December 31, 2018. The stock options had been granted for $12 per share. The cost method is used. What is the balance of the treasury stock on Grant's balance sheet at December 31, 2018? a. $280,000. b. $360,000. c. $440,000. d. $480,000.

C

On December 31, 2017, Gonzalez Company granted some of its executives options to purchase 180,000 shares of the company's $10 par common stock at an option price of $50 per share. The Black-Scholes option pricing model determines total compensation expense to be $1,350,000. The options become exercisable on January 1, 2018, and represent compensation for executives' services over a three-year period beginning January 1, 2018. At December 31, 2018 none of the executives had exercised their options. What is the impact on Gonzalez's net income for the year ended December 31, 2018 as a result of this transaction under the fair value method? a. $ 450,000 increase. b. $1,350,000 decrease. c. $ 450,000 decrease. d. $0.

C

On December 31, 2017, Houser Company granted some of its executives options to purchase 150,000 shares of the company's $50 par common stock at an option price of $60 per share. The Black-Scholes option pricing model determines total compensation expense to be $3,000,000. The options become exercisable on January 1, 2018, and represent compensation for executives' past and future services over a three-year period beginning January 1, 2018. What is the impact on Houser's total stockholders' equity for the year ended December 31, 2017, as a result of this transaction under the fair value method? a. $3,000,000 decrease b. $1,000,000 decrease c. $0 d. $1,000,000 increase

C

On January 1, 2018, Trent Company granted Dick Williams, an employee, an option to buy 400 shares of Trent Co. stock for $30 per share, the option exercisable for 5 years from date of grant. Using a fair value option pricing model, total compensation expense is determined to be $5,400. Williams exercised his option on September 1, 2018, and sold his 400 shares on December 1, 2018. Quoted market prices of Trent Co. stock during 2018 were: January 1 $30 per share September 1 $36 per share December 1 $40 per share The service period is for two years beginning January 1, 2018. As a result of the option granted to Williams, using the fair value method, Trent should recognize compensation expense for 2018 on its books in the amount of a. $6,000. b. $5,400. c. $2,700. d. $0.

C

In order to retain certain key executives, Smiley Corporation granted them incentive stock options on December 31, 2017. 150,000 options were granted at an option price of $35 per share. Market prices of the stock were as follows: December 31, 2018 $46 per share December 31, 2019 51 per share The options were granted as compensation for executives' services to be rendered over a two-year period beginning January 1, 2018. The Black-Scholes option pricing model determines total compensation expense to be $1,500,000. What amount of compensation expense should Smiley recognize as a result of this plan for the year ended December 31, 2018 under the fair value method? a. $2,625,000. b. $1,650,000. c. $1,500,000. d. $ 750,000.

D

On January 1, 2018, Ritter Company granted stock options to officers and key employees for the purchase of 20,000 shares of the company's $1 par common stock at $20 per share as additional compensation for services to be rendered over the next three years. The options are exercisable during a five-year period beginning January 1, 2021 by grantees still employed by Ritter. The Black-Scholes option pricing model determines total compensation expense to be $180,000. The market price of common stock was $26 per share at the date of grant. The journal entry to record the compensation expense related to these options for 2018 would include a credit to the Paid-in Capital—Stock Options account for a. $0. b. $36,000. c. $40,000. d. $60,000.

D

If an employee forfeits a stock option because of failure to satisfy a service requirement, the company should record paid-in capital from expired options.

F

In order to retain certain key executives, Jensen Corporation granted them incentive stock options on December 31, 2017. 100,000 options were granted at an option price of $35 per share. Market prices of the stock were as follows: December 31, 2018 $46 per share December 31, 2019 51 per share The options were granted as compensation for executives' services to be rendered over a two-year period beginning January 1, 2018. The Black-Scholes option pricing model determines total compensation expense to be $1,000,000. What amount of compensation expense should Jensen recognize as a result of this plan for the year ended December 31, 2018 under the fair value method? a. $500,000. b. $1,000,000. c. $1,100,000. d. $3,500,000.

A

Under the intrinsic value method, compensation expense resulting from an incentive stock option is a. not recognized if the market price does not exceed the option price at the date of grant. b. recognized in the period of the grant. c. allocated to the periods benefited by the employee's required service. d. recognized in the period of exercise.

A