On October 15, 2015, the board of directors of Ensor Materials Corporation appro
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On October 15, 2015, the board of directors of Ensor Materials Corporation approved a stock option plan for key executives. On January 1, 2016, 21 million stock options were granted,
On October 15, 2015, the board of directors of Ensor Materials Corporation approved a stock option plan for key executives. On January 1, 2016, 21 million stock options were granted, exercisable for 21 million shares of Ensor's $1 par common stock. The options are exercisable between January 1, 2019, and December 31, 2021, at 90% of the quoted market price on January 1, 2016, which was $10. The fair value of the 21 million options, estimated by an appropriate option pricing model, is $4 per option.
2.1 million options were forfeited when an executive resigned in 2017. All other options were exercised on July 12, 2020, when the stock's price jumped unexpectedly to $20 per share.
Determine the compensation expense for the stock option plan in 2016. (Ignore taxes.) (Enter your answer in millions (i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10).)
Prepare the necessary journal entries. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Enter your answers in millions rounded to 1 decimal place (i.e., 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.5).)
On October 15, 2015, the board of directors of Ensor Materials Corporation approved a stock option plan for key executives. On January 1, 2016, 21 million stock options were granted, exercisable for 21 million shares of Ensor's $1 par common stock. The options are exercisable between January 1, 2019, and December 31, 2021, at 90% of the quoted market price on January 1, 2016, which was $10. The fair value of the 21 million options, estimated by an appropriate option pricing model, is $4 per option.
2.1 million options were forfeited when an executive resigned in 2017. All other options were exercised on July 12, 2020, when the stock's price jumped unexpectedly to $20 per share.
Explanation / Answer
1.When is Ensor’s stock option measurement date?
On January 1, 2016, 21 million stock options were granted
2. Determine the compensation expense for the stock option plan in 2016
Estimated fair value per option * options granted
$4*21 million = $84 million
The total compensation needs to be allocated to expense over the three-year service (vesting) period: 2016 – 2018 = $84million/3 years = $28 million per year
3. It does not specify journal entries for which year are to be recorded, therefore haven’t nswered the same.
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