Under its executive stock option plan, national corporation granted 12 million options on january 1, 2018, that permit executives to purchase 12 million of the company’s $1 par common shares within the next six years, but not before december 31, 2020 (the vesting date). the exercise price is the market price of the shares on the date of grant, $17 per share. the fair value of the options, estimated by an appropriate option pricing model, is $5 per option. suppose that the options are exercised on april 3, 2021, when the market price is $19 per share. ignoring taxes, what journal entry will national record?

Which of the following is likely not a benefit of requiring a grand jury to listen to and examine all of the evidence against a person suspected of committing a serious crime and then independently deciding whether or not to hand down an indictment? 1.the grand jury system provides the accused another safeguard against being sent to trial and facing conviction based on flawed evidence. 2.the members of the grand jury are drawn from the community and are empowered to render independent decisions about whether or not the government has collected enough evidence to bring an individual to trial. 3.the grand jury’s decision can provide prosecutors insight into what is necessary to build a sufficient case if a similar crime is presented later. 4.the grand jury is impaneled to rubber-stamp prosecutors’ cases, which makes it possible for more cases to reach trial.