As part of its stock-based compensation package, International Electronics granted 24 million stock appreciationrights (SARs) to top officers on January 1, 2018. At exercise, holders of the SARs are entitled to receive stockequal in value to the excess of the market price at exercise over the share price at the date of grant. The SARscannot be exercised until the end of 2021 (vesting date) and expire at the end of 2023. The $1 par common shareshave a market price of $46 per share on the grant date. The fair value of the SARs, estimated by an appropriateoption pricing model, is $3 per SAR at January 1, 2018. The fair value reestimated at December 31, 2018, 2019,2020, 2021, and 2022, is $4, $3, $4, $2.50, and $3, respectively. All recipients are expected to remain employedthrough the vesting date.Required:1. Prepare the appropriate journal entry to record the award of SARs on January 1, 2018. Will the SARs bereported as debt or equity?2. Prepare the appropriate journal entries pertaining to the SARs on December 31, 2018–December 31, 2021.3. The SARs remain unexercised on December 31, 2022. Prepare the appropriate journal entry on that date.4. The SARs are exercised on June 6, 2023, when the share price is $50. Prepare the appropriate journal entry(s)on that date.
As part of its stock-based compensation package, International Electronics granted 24 million stock appreciation
rights (SARs) to top officers on January 1, 2018. 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 2021 (vesting date) and expire at the end of 2023. The $1 par common shares
have a market price of $46 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, 2018. The fair value reestimated at December 31, 2018, 2019,
2020, 2021, and 2022, is $4, $3, $4, $2.50, and $3, respectively. All recipients are expected to remain employed
through the vesting date.
Required:
1. Prepare the appropriate
reported as debt or equity?
2. Prepare the appropriate journal entries pertaining to the SARs on December 31, 2018–December 31, 2021.
3. The SARs remain unexercised on December 31, 2022. Prepare the appropriate journal entry on that date.
4. The SARs are exercised on June 6, 2023, when the share price is $50. Prepare the appropriate journal entry(s)
on that date.
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