(Issuance, Exercise, and Termination of Stock Options) On January 1, 2009, Scooby Corporation granted 10,000 options to...

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(Issuance, Exercise, and Termination of Stock Options) On January 1, 2009, Scooby Corporation granted 10,000 options to key executives. Each option allows the executive to purchase one share of Scooby’s $5 par value common stock at a price of $20 per share. The options were exercisable within a 2-year period beginning January 1, 2011, if the grantee is still employed by the company at the time of the exercise. On the grant date, Scooby’s stock was trading at $25 per share, and a fair value option pricing model determines total compensation to be $450,000. On May 1, 2011, 9,000 options were exercised when the market price of Scooby’s stock was $30 per share. The remaining options lapsed in 2013 because executives decided not to exercise their options. Prepare the necessary journal entries related to the stock-option plan for the years 2009 through 2013.

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