On Jan. 1, 2020, Fighter Company granted Jeremiah, the president, 20,000 share appreciation rights for past services. These rights are exercisable immediately and expire on Dec. 31, 2021. On exercise, Jeremiah is entitled to receive cash for the excess of the market price on the exercise date over the market price on the grant date. Jeremiah did not exercise any of the rights during 2020. The market price of Fighter's share was Php30 on Jan. 1, 2020 and Php45 on Dec. 31, 2020.
On Jan. 1, 2020, Fighter Company granted Jeremiah, the president, 20,000 share appreciation rights for past services. These rights are exercisable immediately and expire on Dec. 31, 2021. On exercise, Jeremiah is entitled to receive cash for the excess of the market price on the exercise date over the market price on the grant date. Jeremiah did not exercise any of the rights during 2020. The market price of Fighter's share was Php30 on Jan. 1, 2020 and Php45 on Dec. 31, 2020.
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As a result of the share appreciation rights, what amount should be recognized as compensation expense for 2020?
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a. 600,000
b. 100,000
c. 300,000
d. 0
![On Jan. 1, 2020, Fighter Company granted Jeremiah, the president,
20,000 share appreciation rights for past services. These rights are
exercisable immediately and expire on Dec. 31, 2021.
On exercise, Jeremiah is entitled to receive cash for the excess
of the market price on the exercise date over the market price
on the grant date. Jeremiah did not exercise any of the rights
during 2020.
The market price of Fighter's share was Php30 on Jan. 1, 2020
and Php45 on Dec. 31, 2020.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F3bac57b6-f32e-49ca-b0ff-b82aa6d14554%2Fbfcfa606-5fd7-426e-9ed4-5a708a08301b%2Fs3518ga_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:On Jan. 1, 2020, Fighter Company granted Jeremiah, the president,
20,000 share appreciation rights for past services. These rights are
exercisable immediately and expire on Dec. 31, 2021.
On exercise, Jeremiah is entitled to receive cash for the excess
of the market price on the exercise date over the market price
on the grant date. Jeremiah did not exercise any of the rights
during 2020.
The market price of Fighter's share was Php30 on Jan. 1, 2020
and Php45 on Dec. 31, 2020.
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