Mirasol Corporation Granted an Incentive Stock Option to Employee Josephine

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Multiple Choice

Mirasol Corporation granted an incentive stock option to employee Josephine two years ago.The option price was $150 and the FMV of the Mirasol stock was also $150 on the grant date.The option allowed Josephine to purchase 160 shares of Mirasol stock.Josephine exercised the option this year when the stock's FMV was $250.Unless otherwise stated,assume Josephine is a qualifying employee.The results of the above transactions to Mirasol Corporation will be

• A)no compensation deduction.
• B)a compensation deduction of $16,000 on the grant date.
• C)a tax preference item of $16,000 on the exercise date.
• D)a compensation deduction of $16,000 on the exercise date.

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Standard Error

A measure of the statistical accuracy of an estimate, reflecting the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic.

Sampling Distribution

The distribution of a statistic (e.g., mean) computed from samples of a specific size drawn from a particular population.

Sampling Distribution

The probability distribution of a statistic obtained through a large number of samples drawn from a specific population.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values; a low standard deviation indicates that the values tend to be close to the mean.