On January 1, 2021, Gilmore Inc

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On January 1, 2021, Gilmore Inc. granted stock options to officers and key employees for the purchase of 100,000 of the company's no par value common shares at $28 each. The options were exercisable within a five-year period beginning January 1, 2023 by grantees still in the employ of the company, and they expire December 31, 2027. The market price of Gilmore's common share was $20 per share at the date of grant. Using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, the company estimated the value of each option on January 1, 2021 to be $4.00.
On March 31, 2023, 60,000 options were exercised when the market value of common stock was $44 per share. The remainder of the options expired unexercised. The company has a December 31 year-end.
Required:
Record the journal entries for Gilmore's stock options.

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