On January 1, 2018, Hugh Morris Comedy Club (HMCC) granted 1 million stock options to key executivesexercisable for 1 million shares of the company’s common stock at $20 per share. The stock options are intendedas compensation for the next three years. The options are exercisable within a four-year period beginningJanuary 1, 2021, by the executives still in the employ of the company. No options were terminated during 2018.The market price of the common stock was $25 per share at the date of the grant. HMCC estimated the fair valueof the options at $9 each. 1% of the options are forfeited during 2019 due to executive turnover. What amountshould HMCC record as compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2019, assuming HMCCchooses the option to record forfeitures as they actually occur?

On January 1, 2018, Hugh Morris Comedy Club (HMCC) granted 1 million stock options to key executivesexercisable for 1 million shares of the company’s common stock at $20 per share. The stock options are intendedas compensation for the next three years. The options are exercisable within a four-year period beginningJanuary 1, 2021, by the executives still in the employ of the company. No options were terminated during 2018.The market price of the common stock was $25 per share at the date of the grant. HMCC estimated the fair valueof the options at $9 each. 1% of the options are forfeited during 2019 due to executive turnover. What amountshould HMCC record as compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2019, assuming HMCCchooses the option to record forfeitures as they actually occur?

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On January 1, 2019, Phoenix Corporation adopts a performance-based share option plan for 25 executives, with the number of shares based on the yearly increase in sales. At the end of 2019, based on a 10% increase in sales, it expects that each executive will be granted 150 options and that the fair value of an option expected to vest is 15.75. Phoenix expects a turnover rate of 15% over the 3-year service period. Determine the compensation expense for 2019 for this plan.
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