On January 1, 2020, Bonita Industries established a stock appreciation rights plan for its executives. It entitled them to receive cash at any time during the next four years for the difference between the market price of its common stock and a pre-established price of $20 on 115000 SARs. Current market prices of the stock are as follows:

January 1, 2020		$36 per share
December 31, 2020		39 per share
December 31, 2021		31 per share
December 31, 2022		34 per share

Compensation expense relating to the plan is to be recorded over a four-year period beginning January 1, 2020. What amount of compensation expense should Bonita recognize for the year ended December 31, 2020?

a. $2185000

b. $ 546250

c. $ 435000

d. $ 345000