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Stock options are widely used as a form of compensation for corporate executives. Required: a. Identify five methods that had

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Stock options are widely used as a form of compensation for corporate executives.

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a. Identify five methods that had been proposed for determining the value of executive stock options before the release of SFAS No. 123R.
b. Discuss the conceptual merits of each of these proposed methods.

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