Factors of production Flashcards
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Factors of production
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- Land
- Labour
- Capital
- Enterprise
2
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tele factors
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- Technology-online shopping, advertisements, interaction with customers, working from home
- Economy- tax vat, consumer spending
- Legislation- laws, e.g. rule of 10pm curfew
- Environment- the pollution and just consideration,
3
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what is land
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LAND- any natural resources, non-renewable- gas, oil, coal. Renewable power such as wind/waterpower or wood. Wind turbine
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what is labor
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- LABOUR- work done by people, physical or mental effort.
- Builder physical effort.
- Architect mental effort since you have to think.
5
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what is capital
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CAPITAL- machines, equipment and tools, vehicles buildings. Tools you use to produce the product
6
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what is enterprise
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ENTERPRISE – the innovator, taking risks, using all the other factors of production to create products. Like they employ workers. Farmer, tractor capital, land the farm, labor driving the tractor.
7
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What is opportunity cost
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Opportunity cost is the benefit that’s been given up in order to do something else.