At the end of its fiscal year, December 31, 2020, Pharoah Limited issued 192,000 share appreciation rights to its officers that entitled them to receive cash for the difference between the fair value of its shares and a preestablished price of $10. The fair value fluctuated as follows: December 31, 2021, $15; December 31, 2022, $8; December 31, 2023, $22; and December 31, 2024, $20. An options pricing model determined that the fair value of all 192,000 SARs fluctuated as follows: December 31, 2021, $1,140,000; December 31, 2022, $0; December 31, 2023, $2,354,000; and December 31, 2024, $1,920,000. The required service period is four years, and the exercise period is three years from the end of the service period. The company recognizes the SARs in its financial statements. Assume that Pharoah follows IFRS. |