A companys board of directors has granted 2,000 restricted stock units (RSUs) to executives when the market
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A company’s board of directors has granted 2,000 restricted stock units (RSUs) to executives when the market price of the stock was $10 per share. The RSUs vest in 4 years. At the end of year 1, the stock price was $12 per share and expected forfeitures were 10%. At the end of year 2, the stock price was $13 per share and expected forfeitures were 15%.
- Assume that the RSUs can only be redeemed by the executives for shares of stock. What amount of compensation expense will the company record in years 1 and 2?
- Assume that the executives can choose between shares of stock and cash for the market value of the stock. What amount of compensation expense will the company record in years 1 and 2?
- For future review: could you answer the same questions if instead the company had granted stock options with an exercise price of $10 and a fair value of $4?
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