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Problem 2 On January 1, 2016, the Wiseguy Corporation granted 50,000 stock
appreciation rights (SARs) to the company's president, Henry Hill.
Henry will be entitled to receive cash or common stock or some
combination of cash and common stock for the difference between the
quoted market price at the date of exercise and a $20 option price
per SAR. It is assumed that Henry will elect to receive cash when
he exercises his SARs. The service period is three years, and he
may exercise his SARs during the period January 1, 2019, through
December 31, 2020. The market prices per share of Wiseguy
Corporation's common stock are as follows:
On December 31, 2020, Henry Hill exercises his 5,000 SARs and
elects to receive cash.
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