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Upon the admission of a new partner, any upward revaluation adjustment (increase in the value of assets) is directly debited to:

  1. A
    Profit and Loss Adjustment account
  2. B
    Assets account
  3. C
    Revaluation Account
  4. D
    Old partner's capital account

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When an asset increases in value, the asset account must be increased. In double-entry bookkeeping, an increase in an asset is recorded as a debit. The corresponding gain is credited to the Revaluation Account (also known as the Profit and Loss Adjustment Account).The accounting journal entry is:


Therefore, the increase is debited to the respective Assets account.

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Upon the admission of a new partner, any upward revaluation adjustment (increase in the value of assets) is directly debited to:
A
Profit and Loss Adjustment account
B
Assets account
C
Revaluation Account
D
Old partner's capital account

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