Economics factor of production

FACTORS OF

PRODUCTION

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What do you understand by term Production?

What are the various factors

that can be used for agriculture?What are the various factors

that can be used for setting up a new factory?

The purpose of the topic is to introduce some basic concepts relating to production

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Factors of production

Land

Labour Capit

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CONCEPT OF PRODUCTION

Production is defined as the process of converting the input

(raw material) into output. Production may be an activity

that generate income.

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LAND

Land is that factor of production which is available to us as a free gift of nature. It not include not only the soil but also other free gift of nature ( like forest, water, natural resources etc.)

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CHARACTERISTICS OF LAND

Free gift of nature.

Limited in supply.

Differ in variety.Immobile.Passive factor of

production.Alternative uses.Indestructible.

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LABOUR

Labour is the human factor of production and include all the

physical and mental activities which are required in the process of factor

of production.

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CHARACTERISTICS OF LABOUR

Human factor.Active factor.Cannot be separated

from labourer.Perishable.Labourers sell his

labour not himself.Difference in

efficiency.Mobile.Weak bargaining

power.More wages less work.

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Capital is the stock of produced means of

production.

CAPITAL

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Man made factor.

Mobile and transferable.

Depreciates.Passive factor of production.

CHARACTERISTICS OF CAPITAL

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TWO ASPECTS OF CAPITAL

HUMAN CAPITAL

PHYSICAL CAPITAL

HUMAN CAPITAL

Knowledge

Life experience

Skills and ability

Creativity

ELEMENTS OF PHYSICAL CAPITAL

FIXED CAPITAL

WORKING CAPITAL

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Physical capital

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TEST YOUR ABILITY

What is production?What are the various factor of

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HOME ASSIGNMENT

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Economics factor of production

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