2. Algarin Corporation had 800,000 shares of common stock outstanding at December 31, 2018. In addition, it had 150,000 stock options outstanding, which had been granted to certain executives, and which gave them the right to purchase shares of Algarin’s stock at an option price of $37 per share. The average market price of Algarin's common stock for 2018 was $50. What is the number of shares that should be used in computing diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2018?
On January 1, 2018 Algarin Company granted the CEO of the organization, a stock option to...
Under its executive stock option plan, National Corporation granted 18 million options on January 1, 2018, that permit executives to purchase 18 million of the company’s $1 par common shares within the next six years, but not before December 31, 2020 (the vesting date). The exercise price is the market price of the shares on the date of grant, $15 per share. The fair value of the options, estimated by an appropriate option pricing model, is $2 per option. Suppose...
On January 1, 2021, M Company granted 96,000 stock options to certain executives. The options are exercisable no sooner than December 31, 2023, and expire on January 1, 2027. Each option can be exercised to acquire one share of $1 par common stock for $9. An option-pricing model estimates the fair value of the options to be $3 on the date of grant. What amount should M recognize as compensation expense for 2021? ---- On January 1, 2021, M Company...
On January 1, 2018, Hugh Morris Comedy Club (HMCC) granted 1.2 million stock options to key executives exercisable for 1.2 million shares of the company’s common stock at $24 per share. The stock options are intended as compensation for the next three years. The options are exercisable within a four-year period beginning January 1, 2021, by the executives still in the employ of the company. No options were terminated during 2018. The market price of the common stock was $28...
On January 1, 2018, Hugh Morris Comedy Club (HMCC) granted 1.5 million stock options to key executives exercisable for 1.5 million shares of the company’s common stock at $24 per share. The stock options are intended as compensation for the next three years. The options are exercisable within a four-year period beginning January 1, 2021, by the executives still in the employ of the company. No options were terminated during 2018. The market price of the common stock was $28...
On January 1, 2018, Hugh Morris Comedy Club (HMCC) granted 1.2 million stock options to key executives exercisable for 1.2 million shares of the company’s common stock at $20 per share. The stock options are intended as compensation for the next three years. The options are exercisable within a four-year period beginning January 1, 2021, by the executives still in the employ of the company. No options were terminated during 2018. The market price of the common stock was $23...
On January 1, 2018, Larkspur Inc. granted stock options to officers and key employees for the purchase of 18,000 shares of the company’s $10 par common stock at $23 per share. The options were exercisable within a 5-year period beginning January 1, 2020, by grantees still in the employ of the company, and expiring December 31, 2024. The service period for this award is 2 years. Assume that the fair value option-pricing model determines total compensation expense to be $368,000....
On January 1, 2018, Ayayai Inc. granted stock options to officers and key employees for the purchase of 21,000 shares of the company’s $ 10 par common stock at $24 per share. The options were exercisable within a 5-year period beginning January 1, 2020, by grantees still in the employ of the company, and expiring December 31, 2024. The service period for this award is 2 years. Assume that the fair value option-pricing model determines total compensation expense to be $...
On December 31, 2018, Free Company granted 15,000 options to its executive's to purchase 15,000 shares of the company's $10 par common stock at an option price of $30 per share. The market value of the stock at 12/31/2018 was $30 per share. The Black-Scholes option pricing model determined that each option had a fair value of $7. The options become exercisable on January 1, 2022, and represent compensation for executives' services over a three-year period beginning January 1, 2019....
On January 1, 2016, EZ Inc. granted stock options to officers and key employees for the purchase of 250,000 shares of the company’s $1 par common stock at $86 per share. The options were exercisable within a 5-year period beginning January 1, 2018, by grantees still in the employ of the company, and expiring December 31, 2020. The service period for this award is 2 years. Assume that the fair value option pricing model determines total compensation expense to be...
Under its executive stock option plan, National Corporation granted 30 million options on January 1, 2018, that permit executives to purchase 30 million of the company's $1 par common shares within the next eight years, but not before December 31, 2020 (the vesting date). The exercise price is the market price of the shares on the date of grant. $27 per share. The fair value of the options, estimated by an appropriate option pricing model, is $4 per option. Suppose...