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Factors of Production

CBSE · Class 8 · Social Science

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Key Topics to Revise

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1. Core Ideas of Production

  • Production means making goods or providing services.
  • A business combines different inputs to produce goods and services.
  • Factors of production are the resources used in production.
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2. Land and Labour

  • In economics, land includes geographical land and natural resources like soil, forests, water, air, sunlight, minerals, oil, and natural gas.
  • Businesses either buy land or pay rent to use it for some time.
  • Labour means the physical and mental effort used in production.
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3. Education, Training, Health, and Productivity

  • Education helps people gain knowledge and solve real-world problems.
  • Training is learning the required skills for a job or activity.
  • Cognitive relates to learning, knowing, and understanding.
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4. Capital, Interest, and Dividend

  • Capital means any asset, physical or financial, used to produce goods and services.
  • Capital includes money, machinery, tools, equipment, vehicles, vending carts, computers, shops, factories, and office buildings.
  • Ratna used savings and later a bank loan to arrange capital for her restaurant.

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The resources or inputs usedIn economicsLabour is the physical and mentalHuman capital means the specialised skillsEducation gives knowledge

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