The Following Information Relates to Questions
on 1 July 2013

question 9

Multiple Choice

The following information relates to questions
On 1 July 2013 Watson Pty Ltd granted 100 share appreciation rights (SARS) to each of its 50 employees, conditional on the employee not leaving the company in the next three years. The company estimates the fair value of the SARS at the end of each year in which a liability exists as shown in the table below. The intrinsic values of the SARS at the date of exercise at 30 June 2016, 2017 and 2018 are also shown. All SARS held by employees at 30 June 2016 vest.
$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|}\hline \text { Year ended } & \text { Fair value } & \text { Intrinsic value } \\\hline 30 \text { June } 2014 & \$ 14.40 &\\\hline \text { 30 June } 2015 & \$ 15.50 & \\\hline \text { 30 June } 2016 & \$ 18.20 & \$ 15.00 \\\hline 30 \text { June } 2017 & \$ 21.40 & \$ 20.00 \\\hline 30 \text { June } 2018 & & \$ 25.00 \\\hline\end{array}$
By 30 June 2016 nine employees have left and 15 employees have exercised their SARS.
-The liability recorded at 30 June 2015 is:

• A) $19 680
• B) $21 653
• C) $41 333
• D) $47 320

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Definitions:

Misinformation Effect

A cognitive bias in which people's memories of an event can be influenced by misleading information presented after the event.

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, where sensory information is retained for a very short period of time, usually less than a second.

Echoic Memory

A subtype of sensory memory that retains audio information, allowing individuals to recall sounds and words in a precise manner shortly after the sounds are heard.

Iconic Memory

A type of visual sensory memory that retains a perfect image of a visual stimulus for a brief period after it has disappeared.