Goods and services are not factors of production.
Factors of production are inputs that are needed to provide goods or services. They include, land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship.
Further Explanation:
Factors of reproduction
- Factors of reproduction or resources are inputs or resources that are used in the generation of goods and services with an aim of making profit.
- There are four main factors of production which include; Land, Labor, Capital and Entrepreneurship.
Land
- This refers to all the natural resources that are available to be used in the production of goods.
- These natural resources includes raw materials from the ground, non-renewable resources such as petroleum and renewable resources such as timber.
- The income or reward earned from land as a factor of production is rent.
Labor
- This refers to the manpower or work done by human beings.
- The value of labor depends on the skills, education and motivation of workers.
- The reward for labor as a factor of production is wages and salaries.
Capital
- This refers to the capital goods, that is, man-made objects that are used for production of goods and services such as machinery, equipment and chemicals.
- They also include industries and commercial buildings.
- The reward or income earned from capital goods is interest
Entrepreneurship
- It involves coming up with an idea and developing it into profitable business.
- An entrepreneur is therefore an individual who combines the other factors of production to build a business and add the supply in the economy.
- The reward or income earned by entrepreneurs is profit.
Keywords: Factors of production, labor, land, capital
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Level: High school
Subject: Business
Topic: Factors of reproduction