Question

On January 1, 2018, M Company granted 90,000 stock options to certain executives. The options are exercisable no sooner than December 31, 2020, and expire on January 1, 2024. Each option can be exercised to acquire one share of $1 par common stock for $12. An option-pricing model estimates the fair value of the options to be $5 on the date of grant. If unexpected turnover in 2019 caused the company to estimate that 10% of the options would be forfeited, what amount should M recognize as compensation expense for 2019?

Answer 1

$120,000

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

stock options = 90,000

Each option can be exercised to acquire one share of $1 par common stock for $12.

Total Value of the option = stock options × fair value of the options

= $90,000 × $5

= $450,000

company to estimate that 10% of the options would be forfeited, so,

= 90% of Total Value of the option

= 0.9 × $450,000

= $405,000

2 out of 3 years = $405,000 × 2/3

= $270,000

`=(Total\ value\ of\ the\ options)/(no.\ of\ years)`

`=(450,000)/(3)`

= $150,000

Compensation expense (2019) = $270,000 - $150,000

= $120,000