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Chapter 16: Q4P (page 882)

(Stock-Based Compensation) Assume that Amazon.com has a stock-option plan for top management. Each

stock option represents the right to purchase a share of Amazon \(1 par value common stock in the future at a price equal to the

fair value of the stock at the date of the grant. Amazon has 5,000 stock options outstanding, which were granted at the beginning

of 2017. The following data relate to the option grant.

Exercise price for options \)40

Market price at grant date (January 1, 2017) \(40

Fair value of options at grant date (January 1, 2017) \)6

Service period 5 years

Instructions

(a) Prepare the journal entry(ies) for the first year of the stock-option plan.

(b) Prepare the journal entry(ies) for the first year of the plan assuming that, rather than options, 700 shares of restricted

stock were granted at the beginning of 2017.

(c) Now assume that the market price of Amazon stock on the grant date was $45 per share. Repeat the requirements for

(a) and (b).

(d) Amazon would like to implement an employee stock-purchase plan for rank-and-file employees, but it would like to

avoid recording expense related to this plan. Which of the following provisions must be in place for the plan to avoid

recording compensation expense?

(1) Substantially all employees may participate.

(2) The discount from market is small (less than 5%).

(3) The plan offers no substantive option feature.

(4) There is no preferred stock outstanding

Short Answer

Expert verified

The compensation expense for the first year is $6,000.

Step by step solution

01

Entry for the first year stock-option plan

Date

Particulars

Debit

Credit

January 1, 2017

No Entry

December 31, 2017

Compensation Expense

$6,000

Paid in Capital- Stock Option

$6,000

(Being entry for the record compensation expense)

02

Entry for first-year plan

Date

Particulars

Debit

Credit

January 1, 2017

Unearned Compensation

$28,000

Common Stock

700

Paid in Capital more than Par

$27,300

(Being entry for the shares granted)

December 31, 2017

Compensation Expense

$5,600

Unearned Compensation

$5,600

(Being entry for compensation expense)

03

Journal entry when the price is changed

No change in the part (a) unless the fair value of the option changed

For part (b)

Date

Particulars

Debit

Credit

January 1, 2017

Unearned Compensation

$31,500

Common Stock

700

Paid in Capital in Excess of Par

$30,800

(Being entry for the shares granted)

December 31, 2017

Compensation Expense

$6,300

Unearned Compensation

$6,300

(Being entry for compensation expense)

04

Correct criteria

The first three criteria are the criteria that must be met for an employee stock purchase plan to be non-compensatory. The fourth provision is irrelevant.

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(EPS with Complex Capital Structure) Amy Dyken, controller at Fitzgerald Pharmaceutical Industries, a public company, is currently preparing the calculation for basic and diluted earnings per share and the related disclosure for Fitzgerald’s financial statements. Below is selected financial information for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017.

FITZGERALD PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES

SELECTED BALANCE SHEET

INFORMATION

JUNE 30, 2017

Long-term debt

Notes payable, 10% \( 1,000,000

8% convertible bonds payable 5,000,000

10% bonds payable 6,000,000

Total long-term debt \)12,000,000

Shareholders’ equity

Preferred stock, 6% cumulative, \(50 par value,

100,000 shares authorized, 25,000 shares issued

and outstanding \) 1,250,000

Common stock, \(1 par, 10,000,000 shares authorized,

1,000,000 shares issued and outstanding 1,000,000

Additional paid-in capital 4,000,000

Retained earnings 6,000,000

Total shareholders’ equity \)12,250,000

The following transactions have also occurred at Fitzgerald.

1. Options were granted on July 1, 2016, to purchase 200,000 shares at \(15 per share. Although no options were exercised

during fiscal year 2017, the average price per common share during fiscal year 2017 was \)20 per share.

2. Each bond was issued at face value. The 8% convertible bonds will convert into common stock at 50 shares per \(1,000

bond. The bonds are exercisable after 5 years and were issued in fiscal year 2016.

3. The preferred stock was issued in 2016.

4. There are no preferred dividends in arrears; however, preferred dividends were not declared in fiscal year 2017.

5. The 1,000,000 shares of common stock were outstanding for the entire 2017 fiscal year.

6. Net income for fiscal year 2017 was \)1,500,000, and the average income tax rate is 40%.

Instructions

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, calculate the following for Fitzgerald Pharmaceutical Industries.

(a) Basic earnings per share.

(b) Diluted earnings per share.

(EPS with Convertible Bonds and Preferred Stock) The Simon Corporation issued 10-year, \(5,000,000 par, 7% callable convertible subordinated debentures on January 2, 2017. The bonds have a par value of \)1,000, with interest payable annually. The current conversion ratio is 14:1, and in 2 years it will increase to 18:1. At the date of issue, the bonds were sold at 98. Bond discount is amortized on a straight-line basis. Simon’s effective tax was 35%. Net income in 2017 was $9,500,000, and the company had 2,000,000 shares outstanding during the entire year.

Instructions

(a) Prepare a schedule to compute both basic and diluted earnings per share.

(b) Discuss how the schedule would differ if the security was convertible preferred stock

Explain how the conversion feature of convertible debt has a value (a) to the issuer and (b) to the purchaser.

All of the following are key similarities between GAAP and IFRS with respect to accounting for dilutive securities and EPS except:

(a) the model for recognizing stock-based compensation.

(b) the calculation of basic and diluted EPS.

(c) the accounting for convertible debt.

(d) the accounting for modifications of share options, when the value increases.

At December 31, 2017, Reid Company had 600,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, 400,000 of which had been issued and outstanding throughout the year and 200,000 of which were issued on October 1, 2017. Net income for 2017 was \(2,000,000, and dividends declared on preferred stock were \)400,000. Compute Reid’s earnings per common share. (Round to the nearest penny.)
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