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    Economics – Factors of Production

    Production
    It is a process of combining various inputs to make something for
    consumptions. Production is an outcome of economic activity. For
    making or producing something, we need some tangible and intangible
    materials.

    These materials are the various factors of production. Consider a simple


    example of paper crafting. To make an origami, we need paper, money
    to buy it, and the most important technique of folding.

    Let us understand what we mean by the factors of production and their


    types.

    Factors of Production

    Anything that helps in production is the factor of production. These are


    the various factors by mean any resource is transformed into a more
    useful commodity or service.

    They are the inputs for the process of production. They are the starting
    point of the production process. Factors of production are the
    parameters which affect the output of production.

    Types of Factors of Production


    Factors of production have been categorized into four types.
     

    Land

    It refers to all natural resources. All natural resources either on the


    surface of the earth or below the surface of the earth or above the
    surface of the earth is Land.

    One uses the land to produces goods. It is the primary and natural factor
    of production. All gifts of nature such as rivers, oceans, land, climate,
    mountains, mines, forests etc. are land.

    The payment for land is rent.

    Characteristics of Land as a Factor of Production

     The land is a free gift of nature.


     The land has no cost of production.
     It is immobile.
     The land is fixed and limited in supply.
    Types of Land

    1. Residential
    2. Commercial
    3. Recreation
    4. Cultivation
    5. Extraction
    6. Uninhabitable
    Labor

    All human effort that assists in production is labour. This effort can be
    mental or physical. It is a human factor of production. It is the worker
    who applies their efforts, abilities, and skills to produce.

    The payment for labour is the wage.

    Characteristic

     It is a human factor.
     One cannot store labour.
     No two types of labour are the same.
    Types of Labor

    1. Unskilled
    2. Semi-skilled
    3. Skilled
    4. Professional
    Capital

    Capital refers to all manmade resources used in the production process.


    It is a produced factor of production. It includes factories, machinery,
    tools, equipment, raw materials, wealth etc.

    The payment for capital is interest.

    Characteristics

     Capital is a manmade factor of production.


     It is mobile.
     It is a passive factor of production.
    Types of Capital

    1. Fixed
    2. Working
    3. Venture
    Entrepreneur

    An entrepreneur is a person who brings other factors of production in


    one place. He uses them for the production process. He is the person
    who decides

     What to produce
     Where to produce
     How to produce
    A person who takes these decisions along with the associated risk is an
    entrepreneur.

    The payment for land is profit.

    Characteristics

     He has imagination.
     He has great administrative power.
     An entrepreneur must be a man of action.
     An entrepreneur must have the ability to organize.
     He should be a knowledgeable person.
     He must have a professional approach.

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