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Wall Drugs Offered an Incentive Stock Option Plan to Its  Compensation expense 20,000 Common stock 20,000\begin{array}{|l|l|l|}\hline \text { Compensation expense } & 20,000 & \\\hline \text { Common stock } & & 20,000 \\\hline\end{array}

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Wall Drugs offered an incentive stock option plan to its employees. On January 1, 2018, options were granted for 60,000 $1 par common shares. The exercise price equals the $5 market price of the common stock on the grant date. The options cannot be exercised before January 1, 2021, and expire December 31, 2022
- Each option has a fair value of $1 based on an option pricing model. Which is the correct entry to record compensation expense for the year 2018?


A)  Wall Drugs offered an incentive stock option plan to its employees. On January 1, 2018, options were granted for 60,000 $1 par common shares. The exercise price equals the $5 market price of the common stock on the grant date. The options cannot be exercised before January 1, 2021, and expire December 31, 2022 - Each option has a fair value of $1 based on an option pricing model. Which is the correct entry to record compensation expense for the year 2018? A)    B)   \begin{array}{|l|l|l|} \hline \text { Compensation expense } & 20,000 & \\ \hline \text { Common stock } & & 20,000 \\ \hline \end{array}  C)   \begin{array}{|l|l|l|} \hline \text { Compensation expense } & 20,000 & \\ \hline \text { Paid-in capital?stock options } & & 20,000 \\ \hline \end{array}  D)   \begin{array}{|l|l|l|} \hline \text { Compensation expense } & 80,000 & \\ \hline \text { Paid-in capital—stock options } & & 80,000 \\ \hline \end{array}
B)  Compensation expense 20,000 Common stock 20,000\begin{array}{|l|l|l|}\hline \text { Compensation expense } & 20,000 & \\\hline \text { Common stock } & & 20,000 \\\hline\end{array}
C)  Compensation expense 20,000 Paid-in capital?stock options 20,000\begin{array}{|l|l|l|}\hline \text { Compensation expense } & 20,000 & \\\hline \text { Paid-in capital?stock options } & & 20,000 \\\hline\end{array}
D)  Compensation expense 80,000 Paid-in capital—stock options 80,000\begin{array}{|l|l|l|}\hline \text { Compensation expense } & 80,000 & \\\hline \text { Paid-in capital—stock options } & & 80,000 \\\hline\end{array}

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