As part of its stock-based compensation package, International Electronics (IE) granted 28 million stock appreciation rights (SARs) to top officers on January 1, 2021. At exercise, holders of the SARs are entitled to receive stock equal in value to the excess of the market price at exercise over the share price at the date of grant. The SARs cannot be exercised until the end of 2024 (vesting date) and expire at the end of 2026. The $1 par common shares have a market price of $47 per share on the grant date. The fair value of the SARs, estimated by an appropriate option pricing model, is $3 per SAR at January 1, 2021. The fair value re-estimated at December 31, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025, is $4, $3, $4, $2.50, and $3, respectively. All recipients are expected to remain employed through the vesting date. Required: 1-b to 4. Prepare the appropriate journal entries pertaining to the SARs on January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2021December 31, 2024. Assuming the SARs remain unexercised on December 31, 2025, prepare the appropriate entry. Prepare the entry when the SARs are exercised on June 6, 2026, when the share price is $50.

1. Record the award of 28 million SARs on January 1, 2021 when the market price of the stock is $47 per share and the fair value of the SARs is $3 per SAR.

2. Record any necessary journal entry on December 31, 2021 when the fair value of the SARs is estimated at $4 per SAR.

3. Record any necessary journal entry on December 31, 2022 when the fair value of the SARs is estimated at $3 per SAR.

4. Record any necessary journal entry on December 31, 2023 when the fair value of the SARs is estimated at $4 per SAR.

5. Record any necessary journal entry on December 31, 2024 when the fair value of the SARs is estimated at $2.50 per SAR.

6. Record any necessary entry on December 31, 2025 when all of the SARs remain unexercised.

7. Record any necessary entry on June 6, 2026 when the SARs are exercised and the share price is $50.