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On 1 July 2013 Pearl Pty Ltd Granted 800 Share \quad

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On 1 July 2013 Pearl Pty Ltd granted 800 share options with an exercise price of $35 to the CFO, conditional on the CFO remaining in employment with the company until 30 June 2016. The fair value of Pearl's shares at that time were assessed to be $40. The exercise price will drop to $30 if Pearl's earnings increase by an average of 8% per year over the three year period. On 1 July 2013 the estimated fair value of the share options with an exercise price of $35 is $10 per option, and if the exercise price is $30, the estimated fair value of the options is $12 per option.
During the year ended 30 June 2014 Pearl's earnings increased by 10% and they are expected to continue to increase at this rate over the next two years.
During the year ended 30 June 2015 Pearl's earnings increased by 9% and Pearl management continued to expect that the earnings target would be achieved.
During the year ended 30 June 2016 Pearl's earnings increased by only 2%. At 30 June 2016 the share price is $23.
Assuming that the CFO decides NOT to exercise his options at 30 June 2016, the following entry would be recorded:


A) DR \quad Wages expense
CR \quad Options issued (equity)
B) DR \quad Options issued (equity)
CR \quad Lapsed options reserve
C) DR \quad Options issued (equity)
CR \quad Retained earnings
D) DR \quad Options issued (equity)
CR \quad Wages expense

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