Which of the below is one of the ways of defining surplus?
A
Excessive liabilities
B
Excessive turnover
C
Excess value of liabilities over assets
D
Excess value of assets over liabilities
Correct Answer: Excess value of assets over liabilities
Excess value of assets over liabilities is one of the ways of defining surplus. A surplus is an excess of total assets over total liabilities. The trade surplus is likely to persist, and reserve assets, after all, are generating interest incomes. A pension fund has a surplus when its assets exceed its obligations to current and future pensioners.