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?
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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