On January 1, 2016, Webber Company granted 77,300 stock options
to certain executives. The options are exercisable no sooner than
December 31, 2018, and expire on January 1, 2022. Each option can
be exercised to acquire one share of $3 par common stock for $7. An
option-pricing model estimates the fair value of the options to be
$3 on the date of grant.
If unexpected turnover in 2017 caused the company to estimate that
10% of the options would be forfeited, what amount should Webber
recognize as compensation expense for 2018?
Solution | ||
Compensation expense for 2016 | 77,300 | =77300*3*1/3 |
Compensation expense for 2017 | 77,300 | =77300*3*1/3 |
Cumulative expense at end of 2018 | 208,710 | =77300*3*90% |
Less: Compensation expense for 2016 | 77,300 | |
Less: Compensation expense for 2017 | 77,300 | |
Compensation expense for 2018 | $ 54,110 | |
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