Raja Received 20 NQOs (Each Option Gives Him the Right

question 94

Essay

Raja received 20 NQOs (each option gives him the right to purchase 15 shares of stock for $10 per share)from his employer at the time he started working when the stock price was $11 per share.Now that the share price is $20 per share,he intends to exercise all of the options using a same-day sale.What are Raja's after-tax proceeds from the sale if his marginal tax rate is 30 percent?

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