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#econmics #thefactorsofproduction • Factors of production are the resources used to produce goods & services . Land, labour, capital & enterprise. • The production of any good/service requires the use of a combination of all four factors of production. Goods are physical objects that can be touched (tangible) e.g. mobile phone. Services are actions or activities that one person performs for another (intangible) e.g manicure, car wash. The Four Factors of Production • Land: Non man-made natural resources are available for production. Some countries have a vast amount of a particular natural resource & so are able to specialise in its production e.g. oil, wood, fish, corn, iron ore. • Labour: The human input into the production process. Labour involves mental or physical effort. Not all labour is of the same quality. It can be skilled or unskilled. Some workers are more productive than others because of the education, training & experience they have. • Capital: Capital is any man-made resource that is used to produce goods/services e.g. tools, buildings, machines & computers. • Enterprise:Enterprise involves taking risks in setting up or running a firm. An entrepreneur decides on the combination of the factors of production necessary to produce goods/services with the aim of generating profit.

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Karthikeyan A

Oct 07

The factors of production

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#econmics #thefactorsofproduction

Factors of production are the resources used to produce goods & services .

Land, labour, capital & enterprise.

The production of any good/service requires the use of a combination of all four factors of production.
Goods are physical objects that can be touched (tangible) e.g. mobile phone.

Services are actions or activities that one person performs for another (intangible) e.g manicure, car wash.

The Four Factors of Production

Land: Non man-made natural resources are available for production. Some countries have a vast amount of a particular natural resource & so are able to specialise in its production e.g. oil, wood, fish, corn, iron ore.
Labour: The human input into the production process. Labour involves mental or physical effort. Not all labour is of the same quality. It can be skilled or unskilled. Some workers are more productive than others because of the education, training & experience they have.
Capital: Capital is any man-made resource that is used to produce goods/services e.g. tools, buildings, machines & computers.
Enterprise:Enterprise involves taking risks in setting up or running a firm. An entrepreneur decides on the combination of the factors of production necessary to produce goods/services with the aim of generating profit.

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indu marath

Oct 07

How can technology impact the factors of production?
What is the difference between physical capital and human capital?
How does the availability of natural resources affect production?
Explain the concept of opportunity cost in relation to the factors of production.
How do government policies influence the factors of production?

Karthikeyan A

Oct 08

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The Role of Technology
To that end, technology—like money—is a facilitator of the factors of production. The introduction of technology into a labor or capital process makes it more efficient. For example, the use of robots in manufacturing has the potential to improve productivity and output.
Physical capital refers to a wealth that is tangible like machinery, buildings, money, furniture, etc. On the other hand, the concept of human capital is new. It implies the skill, abilities, and knowledge of individual employees, which is used by companies to meet their future goals.
Consumption and production relies on the input of natural resources, which are extracted from the environment and often processed or manufactured to form the final products and services that we produce and consume.
The opportunity costs of a product are only the best alternative forgone and not any other alternative. These costs are viewed as the next-best alternative goods that we can produce with the same value of factors which are more or less the same.
The government can penetrate agreements to evolve new technology to bring the required change. A decrease in private investments reduces the production of goods and services. That, as a result, may lead to unemployment.