QUESTION 1
(25 marks)
Part A
(15 marks)
Erongo Pharma (Pty) Ltd is a pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution company based
in Swakopmund, Namibia, with a financial year-end of 30 June.
During the final stages of the audit for the year ended 30 June 2025, the following
independent events were identified for consideration under IAS 37 - Provisions, Contingent
Liabilities and Contingent Assets:
Case 1: Possible Contamination of Medicines
In May 2025, management of Erongo Pharma received a report from one of their regional
distribution managers indicating that certain refrigerated medicines (mainly vaccines and
insulin products) may have been stored outside the required temperature range during transit
due to a refrigerated truck malfunction.
Although there were no reported customer complaints or returns by 30 June 2025, internal
quality control flagged a small batch as potentially unsafe. Based on past practices and internal
safety policies, management decided to quietly remove the affected batch from pharmacies
in early July and conduct voluntary quality testing at an estimated cost of N$750,000. The cost
of these tests and removal had already begun by 30 June 2025, although no public
announcement or formal recall occurred.
Case 2: Dispute with Logistics Provider
In July 2025, Erongo Pharma terminated a logistics contract with a third-party provider,
Namibian Med Logistics, after repeated delivery delays of critical medicines. MedLogistics is
claiming damages of N$1,100,000, alleging wrongful termination. Legal counsel advised that
although the outcome is uncertain, it is possible Erongo Pharma may have to pay a partial
settlement, but the claim is unlikely to succeed in full.
Required:
a) Discuss how the cases should be classified in terms of IAS 37 - Provisions, Contingent
Liabilities and Contingent Assets, and motivate your classification.
(8)
b) Prepare journal entries for the year ended 30 June 2025, if no journal entry is to be
passed explain why?
(3)
c) Disclose the cases(where applicable) in the notes to the financial statements for the
year ended 30 June 2025 in terms of IFRS.
(4)
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