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Related party transactions and balances
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related party transactions and balances

8.       Related Party Transactions and Balances

 

       
   Three Months Ended
March 31, 2020
  Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
       
Related party transaction included within interest expense:          
Interest expense on promissory notes issued to relatives of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company  $78,792   $74,782 
Interest expense on lines of credit payable to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and his spouse  $356,454   $333,250 
           
Related party transactions included within selling, general and administration expense:          
Consulting fees to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company accrued on the line of credit available to the Company  $62,400   $47,400 
Stock-based compensation expense on the grant of stock options to a director of the Company  $—     $264,589 
           
Related party transactions included within product development expense:          
Consulting fees to a relative of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company  $30,000   $—   

 

Interest on promissory notes payable to related parties, management compensation and compensation paid to a relative of a director have been recorded at the exchange amount, which is the amount agreed to by the parties. Options granted to related parties have been recorded at their estimated fair value.