On November 1, 2020, Whispering Company adopted a stock-option plan that granted options to key executives to purchase 33,900 shares of the company’s $10 par value common stock. The options were granted on January 2, 2021, and were exercisable 2 years after the date of grant if the grantee was still an employee of the company. The options expired 6 years from date of grant. The option price was set at $30, and the fair value option-pricing model determines the total compensation expense to be $508,500. All of the options were exercised during the year 2023: 22,600 on January 3 when the market price was $67, and 11,300 on May 1 when the market price was $77 a share. Prepare journal entries relating to the stock option plan for the years 2021, 2022, and 2023. Assume that the employee performs services equally in 2022 and 2023.
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Date | Accounts title and Explanation | Debit ($) | Credit ($) |
01-02-2021 | No Entry is required otherwise on exercise date | ||
12/31/2021 | Compensation Expense | 254,250 | |
Paid-in Capital-Stock Options | 254,250 | ||
[To record compensation expense for 2021 (1/2 * $508,500)] | |||
12/31/2022 | Compensation Expense | 254,250 | |
Paid-in Capital-Stock Options | 254,250 | ||
[To record compensation expense for 2022 (1/2 * $508,500)] | |||
01-03-2023 | Cash (22,600 * $30) | 678,000 | |
Paid-in Capital-Stock Options ($508,500* 22,600 /33,900 ) | 339,000 | ||
Common Stock (22,600 * $10) | 226,000 | ||
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par | 7,91,000 | ||
(To record issuance of 22,600 shares of $10 par value stock upon exercise of options at option price of $30) | |||
05-01-2023 | Cash (11,300 * $30) | 339,000 | |
Paid-in Capital-Stock Options ($508,500* 11,300 /33,900 ) | 169,500 | ||
Common Stock (11,300 * $10) | 113,000 | ||
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par | 395,500 | ||
(To record issuance of 11,300 shares of $10 par value stock upon exercise of options at option price of $30) |
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