Price Farms Granted 290,000 Stock Options to Its Employees

Essay

Price Farms granted 290,000 stock options to its employees. The options expire 45 years after the grant date of January 1, 2021, when the share price was $23. Employees still employed by Price five years after the grant date may exercise the option to purchase shares at $45 each; that is, the options vest to the employees after five years. A consultant estimated the value of each option at the date of grant to be $1.50 each.
Required:
Record the journal entries relating to the issuance of stock options.