Financial Reporting Problem

The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G)

The company's 2018 complete annual report, including the notes to the financial statements, is available online.

Instructions

Refer to P&G's financial statements and accompanying notes to answer the following questions.

(a)

Under P&G's stock-based compensation plan, stock options are granted annually to key managers and directors.

1. How many options were granted during 2018 under the plan?

2. How many options were exercisable at June 30, 2018?

3. How many options were exercised in 2018, and what was the average price of those exercised?

4. What is the total stock-based compensation expense for stock options and the total compensation expense for restricted stock, restricted stock units (RSUs), and performance stock units (PSUs) for 2018, 2017, and 2016?

5. To what accounts are the proceeds from these option exercises credited?

6. What was the number of outstanding options at June 30, 2018, and at what average exercise price?

(b)

What number of diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding was used by P&G in computing earnings per share for 2018, 2017, and 2016? What was P&G's diluted earnings per share in 2018, 2017, and 2016?