Question

Hammerstein Corporation offers a variety of share-based compensation plans to employees. Under its restricted stock award plan, the company, on January 1, 2018, granted 2 million of its $1 par common shares to various division managers. The shares are subject to forfeiture if employment is terminated within four years. The common shares have a market price of $20.4 per share on the award date. Required: 1. Determine the total compensation cost from these restricted shares. 2. & 3. Prepare the appropriate journal entries. 4. Suppose a 10% forfeiture rate was expected prior to vesting. Determine the total compensation cost, assuming the company follows the fair value approach and chooses to anticipate forfeitures at the grant date.

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

As per the data given in the question,

1)

Fair value per share = $20.4

Number of Share = 2 million

Fair value of award = Fair value per share ×Number of Share

= $20.4 × 2 million

= $40.8 million

2) No Entry

3)

Compensation expense($40.8 million÷4 years) $10.2 million

          To Paid in capital - restricted stock($20.4-$10.2) $10.2  million

(Being the compensation expense is recorded)

4)

Fair value per share = $20.4

Share granted = 2 million

(100%-10%) forfeiture rate = 90%

fair value of award = $20.4×2×90%

= $36.72 million