Windy Lake Lodge Issued 24,000 At-The-Money Stock Options to Its

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Essay

Windy Lake Lodge issued 24,000 at-the-money stock options to its management on January 1, 2021. These options vest on January 1, 2024. Windy Lake's share price was $19 on the grant date and $22 on the vesting date. Estimates of the fair value of the options showed that they were worth $3 on the grant date and $11 on the vesting date. On the vesting date, management exercised all 24,000 options. Windy Lake has a December 31 year-end.
Required:
Record all of the journal entries relating to the stock options.

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Understand naturalistic observation and its major advantage.

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