Hazel Received 20 NQOs (Each Option Gives Her the Right

question 13

Essay

Hazel received 20 NQOs (each option gives her the right to purchase 10 shares of stock for $7 per share) at the time she started working when the stock price was $14 per share. Now that the share price is $20 per share, she intends to exercise all of her options. If Hazel holds the shares for two years and sells them when the market price is $25, how much gain will Hazel recognize on the sale and how much tax will she pay assuming her marginal tax rate is 37 percent?

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Definitions:

Normal Faults

A geological fault in which the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall, typically resulting from extensional forces.

Glacially Carved

Landforms shaped by the movement of glaciers, resulting in features such as U-shaped valleys and fjords.

Metamorphic Rocks

Rocks that have been transformed from their original state by heat, pressure, or chemically active fluids.

Differential Stress

Stress applied to a body in varying magnitudes in different directions, often leading to deformation.