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Factors of Production

ICSE · Class 10 · Economic Application

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1

Meaning and Classification of Factors of Production

  • A factor of production is anything that helps in the process of production.
  • Factors of production are classified into four categories: land, labour, capital and enterprise.
  • The demand for factors of production is derived demand because they are demanded only to produce goods and services that satisfy human wants.
2

Land

  • Land includes the surface of the soil and all free gifts of nature used in production.
  • Land is a passive, primary factor of production.
  • Land is fixed in supply and has a perfectly inelastic supply curve.
3

Destruction of Ecosystem

  • An ecosystem is a group of living and non-living things that are interdependent and found in a particular geographical area.
  • The term ecosystem was coined by British botanist Tansley in 1935.
  • Major causes of destruction of ecosystem include changes in land use pattern, industrialisation, mining, urbanisation, shifting cultivation and dwelling units.
4

Labour

  • Labour means all human physical and mental effort done with a view to earn wage income.
  • Labour is an active, primary factor of production.
  • Labour cannot be separated from the labourer; the labourer sells labour, not himself.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Factors of Production

ProductionLandLabourCapitalEntrepreneurFactors and agentsDivision of labourEcosystem and land use

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