At the time of reconstitution, a vehicle was recorded in the firm’s books at ₹2,10,000. On revaluation, its value decreased to ₹1,92,000, and an unrecorded spare part worth ₹9,500 was found. What will be the net result in the Revaluation Account?

Correct answer: ₹8,500 loss

The decrease in the vehicle’s value is ₹2,10,000 − ₹1,92,000 = ₹18,000, which is a loss in the Revaluation Account. The discovery of an unrecorded spare part is a gain of ₹9,500. Therefore, net loss = ₹18,000 − ₹9,500 = ₹8,500. ₹27,500 would result from incorrectly adding the loss and gain. Exam tip: treat a decrease in an asset as a loss and an unrecorded asset as a gain, then calculate their net effect.