McEnroe Company has 20 executives to whom it grants compensatory share options on January 1, 2007. At
Question:
McEnroe Company has 20 executives to whom it grants compensatory share options on January 1, 2007. At that time it grants each executive the right to purchase 100 shares of its $5 par common stock at $40 per share after a three-year service period. The value of each option is estimated to be $10.25 on the grant date. Based on its average employee turnover rate each year, McEnroe expects that two executives will not vest in the plan. At the end of 2009 McEnroe confirms that the actual turnover was the same as expected. On January 5, 2010, three executives exercise their options.
Required
Prepare the journal entries of McEnroe Company for 2007 through 2010 in regard to its compensatory share option plan.
Common stock is an equity component that represents the worth of stock owned by the shareholders of the company. The common stock represents the par value of the shares outstanding at a balance sheet date. Public companies can trade their stocks on...
Step by Step Answer:
Intermediate Accounting
ISBN: 978-0324300987
10th Edition
Authors: Loren A Nikolai, D. Bazley and Jefferson P. Jones