The board of directors of Muir Company adopted a fixed stock option plan to supplement the salaries
Question:
The board of directors of Muir Company adopted a fixed stock option plan to supplement the salaries of certain executives of the company. Options to buy common stock were granted as follows:
Options are nontransferable and can be exercised beginning three years after date of grant, provided the executive is still employed by the company. Stock options were exercised as follows:
Stock of the company has a $1 par value. The accounting period for the company is the calendar year.
Instructions:
1. Provide all entries that would be made on the books of Muir relative to the stock option plan for the period 2008 to 2013 inclusive.
2. Prepare the required note disclosure relative to the stock option plan for the year 2010 and for the year2012.
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...
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Intermediate Accounting
ISBN: 978-0324592375
17th Edition
Authors: James D. Stice, Earl K. Stice, Fred Skousen