19.On January 1, 2021, Teledyne Technologies granted stock options to key employees for the purchase of 85,000 shares of the company's common stock at $29 per share. The options are intended to compensate employees for the next two years. The options are exercisable within a four-year period beginning January 1, 2023, by the grantees still in the employ of the company. No options were terminated during 2021, but the company does have an experience of 4% forfeitures over the life of the stock options. The market price of the common stock was $35 per share at the date of the grant. Teledyne used the Binomial pricing model and estimated the fair value of each of the options at $11. What amount should Teledyne charge to compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2021? Multiple Choice $897,600. $467,500. $935,000. $448,800.
19.On January 1, 2021, Teledyne Technologies granted stock options to key employees for the purchase of 85,000 shares of the company's common stock at $29 per share. The options are intended to compensate employees for the next two years. The options are exercisable within a four-year period beginning January 1, 2023, by the grantees still in the employ of the company. No options were terminated during 2021, but the company does have an experience of 4% forfeitures over the life of the stock options. The market price of the common stock was $35 per share at the date of the grant. Teledyne used the Binomial pricing model and estimated the fair value of each of the options at $11. What amount should Teledyne charge to compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2021?
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$897,600.
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$467,500.
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$935,000.
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$448,800.
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