Consent of Independent Accountants



We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Post-Effective Amendment to the registration statement on Form S-6 (the
"Registration Statement") of our report dated March 30, 2001, relating to the
financial statements of the Variable Universal Life Subaccounts of the
Prudential Variable Appreciable Account, which appears in such Prospectus.

We also consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Registration Statement of our report dated March 13, 2001, relating to the
consolidated financial statements of The Prudential Insurance Company of America
and its subsidiaries, which appears in such Prospectus.

We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the
Prospectus.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York
April 23, 2001