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Xilinx, Inc.—Stock-based Compensation
Xilinx, Inc. designs, develops, and markets complete programmable logic solutions, including advanced integrated circuits, software design tools, predefined system functions delivered as intellectual property cores, customer training, field engineering and technical support. Customers are electronic equipment manufacturers primarily in the telecommunications, networking, computing, industrial, and consumer markets. Products are sold globally through a direct sales management organization and through franchised domestic and foreign distributors. (Source: Company 2007 Form 10-K)
Learning Objectives • Discuss the economic and corporate issues surrounding stock-based compensation. • Understand
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i. ii. iii. iv. v. According to the table on page 48, what total expense does Xilinx report for stock-based compensation in 2007? Where on the Statement of Income does Xilinx include this expense? Explain. How does the 2007 expense affect the Statement of Cash Flows? Reconcile the Statement of Income and Statement of Cash Flows for this expense. Explain in general terms, the income tax effects of Xilinx’s 2007 stock-based compensation expense. Prepare the journal entry to record Xilinx’s 2007 stock-based compensation expense. Your journal entry should include tax effects.
g. Note 3 discloses the following information about stock-option expirations, “Options currently granted (i.e., prior to 2007) … generally expire ten years from the grant date.” (page 47 of annual report); and “The term for options granted under the 2007 Plan will be seven years.” (page 51 of annual report). Explain how the change in option expiration from 10 years to seven years affects Xilinx’s stock option expense. Analysis h. Consider the discussion of the fair values of stock options at the bottom of page 49 of the Xilinx annual report. i. ii. iii. How does Xilinx determine the fair values of stock options? What is the per share average fair value of options granted during fiscal 2007? Compare the per-share average fair value of options granted during 2007 to the average pershare exercise price of those option grants (from question e, i). Why are these two numbers
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b. The amount of compensation earned and costs incurred under such contracts for each period for which an income statement is presented.”
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347 U.S. 483 Argued December 9, 1952 Reargued December 8, 1953 Decided May 17, 1954 APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS* Syllabus Segregation of white and Negro children in the public schools of a State solely on the basis of race, pursuant to state laws permitting or requiring such segregation, denies to Negro children the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment -- even though the physical facilities and other "tangible" factors of white and Negro schools may be equal. (a) The history of the Fourteenth Amendment is inconclusive as to its intended effect on public education. (b) The
Homework These problems are not in My Accounting Lab. They can be found in the Textbook Material beginning on page 379. Complete homework using Excel or PDF Working papers (below). Check your work against the homework solutions (below). Turn in your printed homework in class. Practice Problems: Quick Check #1-10 Assigned Problems: E7-13, 19, 20, P7-26A, P7-28A (14 points) Extra Credit: P7-29A (2 points)
As a result of the option granted to Williams, using the fair value method, Trent should recognize compensation expense for 2010 on its books in the amount of
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FAS 123(R) 5 states that an entity should recognize services received in a share based payment transaction when those services are received. 10 states that an entity shall account for compensation cost from share-based payment transactions with employees in accordance with the fair-value-based method. Under the fair-value-based method, the cost of services received from employees in exchange for awards of share-based compensation shall be measured based on the grant-date fair value of the equity instruments issued. A10-A17 discuss the acceptable methods of calculating fair value at the grant date. The grant-date fair value of the Murray options is $6. Following the guidance in Illustration 4(a), Share Options with Cliff Vesting, of FAS 123(R), compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2006 & 2007 is $200,000 per year (calculation attached hereto).
Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................................ 1 Assignment Background .................................................................................................................................. 2 Bigg-Glowbell Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 3 The Company History ...................................................................................................................................... 3
an analysis of the company’s accounting policies that are likely to affect interpretation of its financial reports (at least 3 policies)
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