Factor Of Production
Presented by: Ayesha Waseem
Class:O1 A
What Is Factor Of Production?
Factors of production is an economic term
that describes the inputs used in the
production of goods or services.
These include any resource needed for
the creation of a good or service. The
factors of production include land, labor,
capital, and enterprise.
Land
The term ‘land’ generally refers to the
surface of the earth.
But in economics, it includes all that,
which is available free of cost from
‘nature’ as a gift to human beings.
Land stands for all nature, living and
non-living which are used by man in
production.
Labour
In simple meaning by ‘Labour’ we mean
the work done by hard manual labour
mostly work done by unskilled worker.
In other-words we can say that Labour
includes both physical and mental work.
In this way, workers working in factories,
services of doctors, officers and teachers
are all included in labour.
Capital
Capitalis a man-made goods used to
produce other goods and services.
For Example:
Machinery, tools and equipment of all
kinds, buildings, railways and all means
of transport , raw materials, etc., are
included in capital.
Enterprise
Enterprise means to plan a business, to start
it and run it.
It means to bring the factors of production
together, assign each its proper task, and pay
them remuneration when the work is done.
The man who undertakes all this work is
called an entrepreneur. Organizing and risk-
taking are the two main functions of the
entrepreneur.