The nature of economics Flashcards
What are the 4 factors of production?
Land, labour, capital and enterprise
What is land as a factor of production?
The natural factors used in production
What is labour as a factor of production?
Human effort
What is capital as a factor of production?
means of production such as machinery used to produce other goods
What is enterprise as a factor of production?
investments made to the business
What is the return on land as a factor of production?
Rent
What is the return on labour as a factor of production?
Income/wages
What is the return on capital as a factor of production?
Interest
What is the return on enterprise as a factor of production?
Profits
What is the distribution of goods and services based on?
Demand and price
A person’s income is largely determines by the resources they ___ and which of those resources they ___ to the market.
possess, sell