Question: Fiar Company started a share appreciation plan on January 1, 2022, when it granted 100,000 rights to its executives. The vesting period is 3 years.

Fiar Company started a share appreciation plan on January 1, 2022, when it granted 100,000 rights to its executives. The vesting period is 3 years. The rights are settled for cash. The plan expires on January 1, 2025. The SARs fair value for the years ended December 31, 2022, through 2024 are as follows:


Date December 31, 2022 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2024 January 1,


All SARs are exercised on January 1, 2025, when the fair value is $1.



Required


a. What is the compensation expense in 2022, 2023, and 2024?


b. Prepare the journal entries to record the plan.

Date December 31, 2022 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2024 January 1, 2025 Closing Market Price $2.00 3.00 1.60 1.00

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