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SURPLUSES AND

DEFICITS
WHAT IS A SURPLUS?
 SURPLUS describes the amount of an asset or resource that exceeds
the portion that’s actively utilized.
 A surplus results form a disconnect between supply and demand for a
product, or when some people are willing to pay more for a product
than other consumers.
 Surplus occurs when income earned exceeds expenses paid.
TYPES OF SURPLUS
 INVENTORY SURPLUS occurs when products that remain
unsold.
 BUDGETARY SURPLUS occurs when income earned exceeds
expenses paid.
 PRODUCER SURPLUS occurs when goods are sold at a higher
price than the lowest price the producer was willing to sell for.
WHAT IS A DEFICITS?
 DEFICIT or SHORTAGE is an amount by which a resource,
especially money, falls short of what is required.
 A deficit occurs when expenses exceed revenues, imports exceed
exports, or liabilities exceed assets.
 Synonymous with shortfall or loss and is the opposite of a surplus.
TYPES OF DEFICITS?
 BUDGET DEFICIT occurs when spending is greater than the
revenue received in a given year.
 TRADE DEFICIT exists when a nation’s imports exceeds its exports.
It can cause a drop in a domestic currency’s value and a reduction in
jobs.

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