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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 15,00015,000 to 75,00075,000. An increase in an asset is a gain on revaluation. Debit the asset and credit Revaluation A/c. Only the difference of 15,00015,000 is recorded, not the revised total.

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