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.
Answer:
The government
Explanation:
In the command economy, the government makes all economic decisions in the country. The command economy is also known as the command centrally planned economy. A central authority, which is the government decides what products will be manufactured, and they will be distributed.
The government makes economic plans for the country that outlines the level of production. It allocates resources required for production as per the plans. The government though its different agencies, owns the factors of production.
Answer: c. earns a higher return than the rate paid on debt.
Explanation:
If the debt that the company incurs leads to the company making more money than they are paying as interest for the debt, then more money will be available as net income which would increase the Return on Equity.
ROE is calculated by dividing the Net Income by Shareholder equity. Interest is an expense. If this expense is lower then the increase in net income as a result of the debt then it follows that net income would increase and so would ROE.
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Answer: d. Net income is part of the computation for ending retained earnings.
Explanation:
In the statement of owner's equity, Retained earnings are calculated and it is done with the Net Income. This is why when the net income is calculated from the Income Statement it is transfered to the SOE and used to calculate Retained Earnings.
Retained Earnings are calculated by the formula,
Ending Retained = Opening Retained Earnings + Net Income (losses) - Dividends
Net income is added to (or subtracted from if it is a Net loss) the Opening Retained earnings balance. Net dividends are also subtracted.