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Chapter 16: Q12E (page 877)

(Issuance, Exercise, and Termination of Stock Options) On January 1, 2016, Nichols Corporation granted 10,000 options to key executives. Each option allows the executive to purchase one share of Nichols’ \(5 par value common stock at a price of \)20 per share. The options were exercisable within a 2-year period beginning January 1, 2018, if the grantee is still employed by the company at the time of the exercise. On the grant date, Nichols’ stock was trading at \(25 per share, and a fairvalue option-pricing model determines total compensation to be \)400,000.On May 1, 2018, 8,000 options were exercised when the market price of Nichols’ stock was $30 per share. The remaining options lapsed in 2020 because executives decided not to exercise their options.

Instructions

Prepare the necessary journal entries related to the stock option plan for the years 2016 through 2020.

Short Answer

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Journal entries are recorded in Step 2.

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Explanation on Stock Options

Stock options permits the buyer or investor to buy or sell the security at the price which is given in the contract, and in given period.

02

Journal entry

Date

Transactions

Debit

Credit

January 1, 2016

No entry

December 31, 2016

Compensation Expense

$200,000

Paid-in Capital—Stock Options

$200,000

($400,000 x ½)

December 31, 2017

Compensation Expense

200,000

Paid-in Capital—Stock Options

200,000

May 1, 2018

Cash (8,000 X $20)

160,000

Paid-in Capital—Stock Options ($400,000 x 8000 /10000)

320,000

Common Stock (8,000 X $5)

40,000

Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Common Stock

440,000

January 1, 2020

Paid-in Capital—Stock Options

80,000

Paid-in Capital—Expired Stock Options ($400,000 – $320,000)

80,000

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Most popular questions from this chapter

Cordero Corporation has an employee share-purchase plan which permits all full-time employees to purchase 10 ordinary shares on the third anniversary of their employment and an additional 15 shares on each subsequent anniversary date. The purchase price is set at the market price on the date purchased less a 10% discount. How is this discount accounted for by Cordero?

E16-30 (L06) (Stock-Appreciation Rights) Capulet Company establishes a stock-appreciation rights program that entitles its new president Ben Davis to receive cash for the difference between the market price of the stock and a pre-established price of \(30 (also market price) on December 31, 2013, on 30,000 SARs. The date of grant is December 31, 2013, and the required employment (service) period is 4 years. President Davis exercises all of the SARs in 2019. The fair value of the SARs is estimated to be \)6 per SAR on December 31, 2014; \(9 on December 31, 2015; \)15 on December 31, 2016; \(6 on December 31, 2017; and \)18 on December 31, 2018.

Instructions

(a) Prepare a 5-year (2014–2018) schedule of compensation expense pertaining to the 30,000 SARs granted president Davis.

(b) Prepare the journal entry for compensation expense in 2014, 2017, and 2018 relative to the 30,000 SARs.

Tomba Corporation had 300,000 shares of common stock outstanding on January 1, 2017. On May 1, Tomba issued 30,000 shares. (a) Compute the weighted-average number of shares outstanding if the 30,000 shares were issued for cash. (b) Compute the weighted-average number of shares outstanding if the 30,000 shares were issued in a stock dividend.

IFRS16-3 Norman Co., a fast-growing golf equipment company, uses GAAP. It is considering the issuance of convertible bonds. The bonds mature in 10 years, have a face value of \(400,000, and pay interest annually at a rate of 4%. The equity component of the bond issue has a fair value of \)35,000. Greg Shark is curious as to the difference in accounting for these bonds if the company were to use IFRS.

(a) Prepare the entry to record issuance of the bonds at par under GAAP.

(b) Repeat the requirement for part (a), assuming application of IFRS to the bond issuance.

(c) Which approach provides the better accounting? Explain.

Financial Statement Analysis Case

Ragatz, Inc.

Ragatz, Inc., a drug company, reported the following information. The company prepares its financial statements in accordance with GAAP.

2017 (000)

Current liabilities

\(554,114

Convertible subordinated debts

648,020

Total liabilities

1,228,313

Stockholder’s equity

176,413

Net income

58,333

Analysts attempting to compare Ragatz to drug companies that issue debt with detachable warrants may face a challenge due to differences in accounting for convertible debt.

Instructions

(a) Compute the following ratios for Ragatz, Inc. (Assume that year-end balances approximate annual averages.)

(1) Return on assets.

(2) Return on common stock equity.

(3) Debt to assets ratio.

(b) Briefly discuss the operating performance and financial position of Ragatz. Industry averages for these ratios in 2017 were ROA 3.5%; return on equity 16%; and debt to assets 75%. Based on this analysis, would you make an investment in the company’s 5% convertible bonds? Explain.

(c) Assume you want to compare Ragatz to an IFRS company like Merck (which issues nonconvertible debt with detachable warrants). Assuming that the fair value of the equity component of Ragatz’s convertible bonds is \)150,000, how would you adjust the analysis above to make valid comparisons between Ragatz and Merck?
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