In: Accounting
On January 1, 2018, Adams-Meneke Corporation granted 24 million
incentive stock options to division managers, each permitting
holders to purchase one share 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, currently $22 per share. The fair value of
the options, estimated by an appropriate option pricing model, is
$5 per option. Management’s policy is to estimate forfeitures. No
forfeitures are anticipated. Ignore taxes.
Required:
1. Determine the total compensation cost
pertaining to the options on January 1, 2018.
2. Prepare the appropriate journal entry to record
compensation expense on December 31, 2018.
3. Unexpected turnover during 2019 caused an
estimate of the forfeiture of 5% of the stock options. Determine
the adjusted compensation cost, and prepare the appropriate journal
entry(s) on December 31, 2019 and 2020.
1) Total Compensation cost on January 1, 2018 = No. of Stock options*Fair Value of Option
= 24 million*$5 per option = $120 million vested over 3 years
2) Compensation Expense for 2018 = $120 million/3 yrs = $40 million
Journal Entry (Amounts in $ million)
Date | Account Titles and Explanations | Debit | Credit |
Dec. 31, 2018 | Compensation Expense | 40 | |
Paid in Capital-Restricted Stock | 40 | ||
(To record compensation expense for 2018) |
3) New Total Compensation = Old total compensation*Forefeiture rate
= $120 million*(1-5%)
= $120 million*95% = $114 million
Compensation cost for 2019 = (New total compensation*2/3) - Compensation cost for 2018
= ($114 million*2/3) - $40 million = $76 - $40 = $36 million
Compensation cost for 2020 = (New total compensation*3/3)-Compensation cost for 2018 and 2019
= ($114 million*3/3) - $40 million - $36 million
= $114 million - $40 million - $36 million = $38 million
Journal Entry (Amounts in $ million)
Date | Account Titles and Explanations | Debit | Credit |
Dec. 31, 2019 | Compensation Expense | 36 | |
Paid in Capital-Restricted Stock | 36 | ||
(To record compensation expense for 2019) | |||
Dec. 31, 2020 | Compensation Expense | 38 | |
Paid in Capital-Restricted Stock | 38 | ||
(To record compensation expense for 2020) |