Princeton Inc

Essay

Princeton Inc. 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 the company four years after the grant date may exercise the option to purchase shares at $45 each; that is, the options vest to the employees after four years. A consultant estimated the value of each option at the date of grant to be $2.50 each.
Required:
Record the journal entries relating to the issuance of stock options.