On October 15, 2017, the board of directors of Ensor Materials Corporation appro
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On October 15, 2017, the board of directors of Ensor Materials Corporation approved a stock option plan for key executives. On January 1, 2018, 29 million stock options were granted, exercisable for 29 million shares of Ensor's $1 par common stock. The options are exercisable between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2023, at 90% of the quoted market price on January 1, 2018, which was $20. The fair value of the 29 million options, estimated by an appropriate option pricing model, is $6 per option. Ensor chooses the option to recognize forfeitures only when they occur.
Ten percent (2.9 million) of the options were forfeited when an executive resigned in 2019. All other options were exercised on July 12, 2022, when the stock's price jumped unexpectedly to $28 per share.
Required:
1. When is Ensor's stock option measurement date?
2. Determine the compensation expense for the stock option plan in 2018. (Ignore taxes.)
3. & 5. Prepare the necessary journal entries.
On October 15, 2017, the board of directors of Ensor Materials Corporation approved a stock option plan for key executives. On January 1, 2018, 29 million stock options were granted, exercisable for 29 million shares of Ensor's $1 par common stock. The options are exercisable between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2023, at 90% of the quoted market price on January 1, 2018, which was $20. The fair value of the 29 milion options, estimated by an appropriate option pricing model, is $6 per option. Ensor chooses the option to recognize forfeitures only when they occur. Ten percent (29 million) of the options were forfeited when an executive resigned in 2019. All other options were exercised on July 12, 2022, when the stock's price jumped unexpectedly to $28 per share Required: 1. When is Ensor's stock option measurement date? 2. Determine the compensation expense for the stock option plan in 2018. (Ignore taxes.) 3. & 5. Prepare the necessary journal entries Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 and 2 Req 3 and 5 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 (ie., 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.5).) View transaction listView journal entry worksheet No Date General Journal Debit Credit 2019 Compensation expenseExplanation / Answer
Requirement 1
The measurement date is always is the date of grant i.e. January 1, 2018
Requirement 2
$ 6 estimated fair value per option
x 29 million options granted
= $174 million fair value of award
The total compensation is to be allocated to expense over the 3-year service (vesting) period: 2018 - 2020
$174 million ÷ 3 years = $58 million per year
Requirement 3
Ensor should adjust the cumulative amount of compensation expense recorded to date in the year the estimate changes.
($ in millions)
2019
Compensation expense ([$174 x 90% x 2/3] – $58)............ 46.4
Paid-in capital–stock options ........................................... 46.4
2020
Compensation expense ([$174 x 90% x 3/3] – $58 – $46.4).......... 52.2
Paid-in capital–stock options ........................................... 52.2
Requirement 5-2022
($ in millions)
Cash ($20 x 90% = $18 exercise price x 26.1 million shares).. 469.8
Paid-in capital - stock options (account balance of $108 million) 156.6
Common stock (26.1 million shares at $1 par per share). 26.1
Paid-in capital – excess of par (remainder)................... 600.3
Note: The market price at exercise is irrelevant.
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