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Issuance and Exercise of Stock Options) On November 1, 2017, Columbo Company adopted a stock-option plan that granted options to key executives to purchase 30,000 shares of the company’s \(10 par value common stock. The options were granted on January 2, 2018, were exercisable 2 years after the date of grant if the grantee was still an employee of the company. The options expired 6 years from date of grant. The option price was set at \)40, and the fair value option-pricing model determines the total compensation expense to be \(450,000.All of the options were exercised during the year 2020: 20,000 on January 3 when the market price was \)67, and 10,000 on May 1 when the market price was $77 a share.

Instructions

Prepare journal entries relating to the stock option plan for the years 2018, 2019, and 2020. Assume that the employee performsservices equally in 2018 and 2019.

Short Answer

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Journal entries are recorded in Step 2.

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Explanations on Stock Options

Stock options provides a right to the investor related to purchase and sale of security (stock) at pre-determined price and period.

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Journal entries

Date

Accounts and Explanations

Debit

Credit

2/1/18

No entry

31/12/18

Compensation Expense

$225,000

Paid-in Capital—Stock Options

$225,000

To record compensation expense for 2008

(50% X $450,000)

31/12/19

Compensation Expense

225,000

Paid-in Capital—Stock Options

225,000

To record compensation expense for 2009

3/1/20

Cash (20,000 X $40)

800,000

Paid-in Capital—Stock Options

($450,000 X 20,000/30,000)

300,000

Common Stock (20,000 X $10)

200,000

Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par

900,000

(To record issuance shares)

1/5/20

Cash (10,000 X $40)

$400,000

Paid-in Capital—Stock Options ($450,000 X 10,000/30,000)

$150,000

Common Stock

$100,000

Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par – Common stock

$450,000

(To record issuance of shares)

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Financial Statement Analysis Case

Ragatz, Inc.

Ragatz, Inc., a drug company, reported the following information. The company prepares its financial statements in accordance with GAAP.

2017 (000)

Current liabilities

\(554,114

Convertible subordinated debts

648,020

Total liabilities

1,228,313

Stockholder’s equity

176,413

Net income

58,333

Analysts attempting to compare Ragatz to drug companies that issue debt with detachable warrants may face a challenge due to differences in accounting for convertible debt.

Instructions

(a) Compute the following ratios for Ragatz, Inc. (Assume that year-end balances approximate annual averages.)

(1) Return on assets.

(2) Return on common stock equity.

(3) Debt to assets ratio.

(b) Briefly discuss the operating performance and financial position of Ragatz. Industry averages for these ratios in 2017 were ROA 3.5%; return on equity 16%; and debt to assets 75%. Based on this analysis, would you make an investment in the company’s 5% convertible bonds? Explain.

(c) Assume you want to compare Ragatz to an IFRS company like Merck (which issues nonconvertible debt with detachable warrants). Assuming that the fair value of the equity component of Ragatz’s convertible bonds is \)150,000, how would you adjust the analysis above to make valid comparisons between Ragatz and Merck?

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Instructions

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(b) August 31, 2018.

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issued and outstanding 10,000 shares \)1,000,000

Common stock, \(10 par value, issued and

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Date of Acquisition Shares Issued

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Company B July 1, 2017 80,000

Company C October 1, 2017 30,000

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