In: Accounting
Exercise 19-30 (Algo) Stock appreciation rights; cash settlement (Appendix 19B)
As part of its stock-based compensation package, International
Electronics granted 14 million stock appreciation rights (SARs) to
top officers on January 1, 2021. At exercise, holders of the SARs
are entitled to receive cash or stock equal in value to the excess
of the market price at exercise over the share price at the date of
grant. The SARs cannot be exercised until the end of 2024 (vesting
date) and expire at the end of 2026. The $1 par common shares have
a market price of $50 per share on the grant date. The fair value
of the SARs, estimated by an appropriate option pricing model, is
$4.50 per SAR at January 1, 2021. The fair value re-estimated at
December 31, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025, is $5.50, $4.50, $6,
$1.40, and $4.50, respectively. All recipients are expected to
remain employed through the vesting date.
Required:
1. to 3. Prepare the appropriate journal
entries pertaining to the SARs on January 1, 2021 and December 31,
2021–December 31, 2024. The SARs remain unexercised on December 31,
2025, prepare the appropriate entry.
4. The SARs are exercised on June 6, 2026, when
the share price is $60, and executives choose to receive the market
price appreciation in cash. Prepare the appropriate journal
entry(s) on that date.
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