Under a Nonqualified Stock Option (NQSO)plan Which Is Granted to Damon

question 23

Multiple Choice

Under a nonqualified stock option (NQSO) plan which is granted to Damon on March 15,2010,he may purchase 200 shares of stock from his employer at $15 per share.At that date,the option does not have a readily ascertainable fair market value.Eight months later on the date of exercise the fair market value of the stock is $20.On December 1,2012,Damon sells 100 shares for $24 each.Which of the following would be the result of these transactions on the date of exercise and the date of sale?

• A) Ordinary income of $1,000 and a long-term capital gain of $400.
• B) Ordinary income of $1,200 and a long-term capital gain of $300.
• C) Ordinary income of $2,400 and a long-term capital gain of $0.
• D) Ordinary income of $1,000 and a short-term capital gain of $400.
• E) None of the above.

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