The amount of compensation expense Crane should record for 2017 under the fair value method is $207000
<u>Solution:</u>
From the given,
Stock options for 63000 shares
$10 par value common stock
$25 per share and the option price was $20
Total compensation expense = $627000
On calculating we get,
We can conclude that there is $207,000 decrease. Therefore, the correct answer is option c.