BigTech, Inc. included the following disclosure note in an
annual report:
Share-Based Compensation (in part)
. . . compensation expense related to these grants is based on the
grant date fair value of the RSUs and is recognized on a
straight-line basis over the applicable service period.
The following table summarizes the activities for our unvested RSUs
for the year ended December 31, 2017:
Number of Shares (in thousands) |
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |
||||||||||
Unvested at December 31, 2016 | 113,644 | $ | 21.44 | ||||||||
Granted | 53,663 | 30.71 | |||||||||
Vested | (47,850 | ) | 17.02 | ||||||||
Forfeited | (15,167 | ) | 25.37 | ||||||||
Unvested at December 31, 2017 | 104,290 | $ | 27.60 | ||||||||
Required:
1. Assuming a four-year vesting period, how
much compensation expense did BigTech report in the year ended
December 31, 2018, for the restricted stock units granted during
the year ended December 31, 2017?
2. Based on the information provided in the
disclosure note, prepare the journal entry that summarizes the
vesting of RSUs during the year ended December 31, 2017. (BigTech’s
common shares have a par amount per share of $0.000006.)
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