Reference no: EM133055574
Question - Peanut Butter Limited established a share appreciation rights program that entitled its new president, Amy Chua, to receive cash for the difference between the shares' fair value and a pre-established price of $32 (also fair value on December 31, 2019), on 45,000 SARs.
The date of grant is December 31, 2019, and the required employment (service) period is four years.
The president exercised all of the SARs on December 31, 2024.
The shares' fair value fluctuated as follows:
December 31, 2020, $36;
December 31, 2021, $39;
December 31, 2022, $45;
December 31, 2023, $36; and
December 31, 2024, $48.
The company recognizes the SARs in its financial statements. Assume that Peanut Butter follows ASPE.
Required -
a. Prepare a schedule of compensation expense pertaining to the 45,000 SARs granted to Amy Chua.
b. Prepare the journal entry for compensation expense in 2020, 2023, and 2024 relative to the 45,000 SARs.
c. Prepare the journal entry for SARs exercised in 2024.