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Rutter Inc. granted (see below for #) stock options to executives and employees on January 1,...

  1. Rutter Inc. granted (see below for #) stock options to executives and employees on January 1, 2017. The options have a strike price is $10 per share and expire in 2019. The par value of the common stock is $ Using an option pricing model, the company calculates a fair value of $20 per share. The expected service period, or benefit period, is (see below) years.

  1. Prepare the journal entries for 2017 and 2018.  

  1. In 2019, (see below) % of the options are exercised and the remaining options expire.      

Last Name           # of options granted_      service period       % exercised_______

A – D                    200,000                                     2 years                     20%

E – K                      300,000                                      3 years                     30%

L – S                       250,000                                      2 years                    40%

T – Z                       500,000                                      3 years                   50%

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