On January 1, 2016, Telespace Inc. grants 6 million non-qualified stock options to its employees. The stock options have exercise price of $20, which is equal to the grant-date price. All options will vest in three years. The grant date fair value of the options is $15 per option. All 6 million options are expected to vest. On January 1, 2019, all 6 million vested options are exercised when the stock price is $50. The applicable tax rate for all periods is 40%. The company has sufficient taxable income for the stock option tax deductions to reduce income taxes payable in all periods. How much compensation expense should Telespace recognize for the year of 2016?

10. problems and applications q10 a market is described by the following supply-and-demand curves: qsqs = = 2p2p qdqd = = 300â’p300â’p the equilibrium price is $ and the equilibrium quantity is . suppose the government imposes a price ceiling of $90. this price ceiling is , and the market price will be $ . the quantity supplied will be , and the quantity demanded will be . therefore, a price ceiling of $90 will result in . suppose the government imposes a price floor of $90. this price floor is , and the market price will be $ . the quantity supplied will be and the quantity demanded will be . therefore, a price floor of $90 will result in . instead of a price control, the government levies a tax on producers of $30. as a result, the new supply curve is: qsqs = = 2(pâ’30)2pâ’30 with this tax, the market price will be $ , the quantity supplied will be , and the quantity demanded will be . the passage of such tax will result in .