
On the first day of 2021, Northrop granted stock options to key employees for the purchase of 86,000 shares of the company's common stock at $27 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 6% forfeitures over the life of the stock options. The market price of the common stock was $33 per share at the date of the grant. Northrop used the Binomial pricing model and estimated the fair value of each of the options at $10. What amount should Northrop charge to compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2021?
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$430,000.
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$404,200.
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$808,400.
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