Martin Corporation Granted a Nonqualified Stock Option to Employee Caroline

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Multiple Choice

Martin Corporation granted a nonqualified stock option to employee Caroline on January 1,2013.The option price was $150,and the FMV of the Martin stock was also $150 on the grant date.The option allowed Caroline to purchase 1,000 shares of Martin stock.The option itself does not have a readily ascertainable FMV.Caroline exercised the option on August 1,2017,when the stock's FMV was $250.Caroline sells the stock on September 5,2018,for $300 per share.Martin Corporation will be allowed a deduction of

• A)$150,000 in 2013.
• B)$100,000 in 2017.
• C)$50,000 in 2018.
• D)$100,000 in 2017 and $50,000 in 2018.

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Definitions:

Extinction

The diminishing of a conditioned response; occurs in classical conditioning when an unconditioned stimulus (US) does not follow a conditioned stimulus (CS).

Discrimination

Unfair or prejudicial treatment of people based on differences such as race, gender, age, or sexual orientation.

Conditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that was neutral at first but becomes associated with an unconditioned stimulus to trigger a conditioned response after conditioning.

Generalization

A process in learning where the response is to spread from one specific stimulus to other stimuli that resemble the original.