Question
On 31 January 2017 the marketing director of Banana Ltd informed management of the possibility that the new logo of the company appearing on all
On 31 January 2017 the marketing director of Banana Ltd informed management of the
possibility that the new logo of the company appearing on all its aircrafts will have to be changed
after the complaints were received from its main competitor Nartjie Ltd. The competitor claims
that the new logo is very similar to their own logo and started legal proceedings against Banana
Ltd. However, on 28 February 2017 the legal advisors of Banana Ltd are of the opinion that it is
not probable that Nartjie Ltd will be successful with their legal claim against the company.
After a review of the company's insurance policy covering possible claims from passengers for
damaged or lost baggage and flight delays, the financial director of Banana Ltd recommended
that the company cancel their current insurance policy with Quicksilver Ltd on 1 March 2015
and self-insure in future. Based on previous year's records, the financial director estimated that
these claims from passengers amounted to approximately N$240 000a year. For the year ended
28 February 2016, 25 claims amounting to N$185 000 in total were submitted by passengers. On
28 February 2016, it was possible that these claims of N$185 000 would be successful. On 15
April 2016 the court ruled that the amount of N$178 000 should be paid for all the claims
submitted during the previous financial year, which was subsequently paid out. Claims
amounting to N$260 000 in total were submitted by passengers during the year ended 28
February 2017. The final outcome of these claims will be determined during the court hearings
scheduled for April 2017. On 28 February 2017 the legal advisors of Banana Ltd advised the
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company that the possibility is remote that the company will be found liable for N$65 000 of the
claims submitted during the current financial year due to incomplete records.
Required:
2.1 Prepare Journal entries for the above-mentioned transactions in the books of
Banana Ltd for the year ended 28 February 2017
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2.2 Disclose the above transactions in the notes to the financial statements of
Banana Ltd for the year ended 28 February 2017 according to the requirements
of IAS 37: Provisions, contingent liabilities and contingent assets.
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