STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
Universal Communications grants 10 million SARs to key executives at January2016.
Upon exercise the SARs entitle executives to receive cash or stock equal in value to the excess of the market price at
exercise over the share price at the date of grant. The $1 par common shares have a current market price of $10 per share
The SARs vest at the end of 2019 (cannot be exercised until then) and expire at the end of 2018. The fair value of the SARs,
estimated by an appropriate option pricing model, is $8 per SAR on January 1, 2016. The fair value-estimated at December 31,2016,
2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, is $8.40, $8, $6, $4.30, and $5, respectively.
Prepare the SARS schedule using the % approach and determine the compensation expense for each year of service. Pls do it in Excel and show all work