At the time of retirement of Mahesh, value of stock is given as Rs 60,000 in the balance sheet of the firm. Pass a journal entry when stock is found undervalued by Rs 15,000.
At the time of retirement of Mahesh, value of stock is given as Rs 60,000 in the balance sheet of the firm. Pass a journal entry when stock is found undervalued by Rs 15,000.
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 2
Undervalued means the book figure is lower than true value, so the asset must be increased by to . An increase in an asset is a gain on revaluation. Debit the asset and credit Revaluation A/c. Only the difference of is recorded, not the revised total.
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