ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

PRODUCTIVE RESOURCES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
As one of the factors of production/productive resources, capital can be defined as
A
the goods and services a business produces.
B
the supply of labor needed to produce goods.
C
the people that purchase goods and services.
D
the equipment and factories needed to produce goods.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -As a factor of production, capital refers to the purchase of goods made with money in production. For example, a tractor purchased for farming is capital. Along the same lines, desks and chairs used in an office are also capital.

Detailed explanation-2: -The factors of production are resources that are the building blocks of the economy; they are what people use to produce goods and services. Economists divide the factors of production into four categories: land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship.

Detailed explanation-3: -When economists refer to capital, they are referring to the assets-physical tools, plants, and equipment-that allow for increased work productivity. Capital comprises one of the four major factors of production, the others being land, labor, and entrepreneurship.

Detailed explanation-4: -Factors of production is an economic concept that refers to the inputs needed to produce goods and services. The factors are land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship. The four factors consist of resources required to create a good or service, which is measured by a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).

Detailed explanation-5: -In contrast, many economists today consider “human capital” (skills and education) as the fourth factor of production, with entrepreneurship as a form of human capital. Yet others refer to intellectual capital.

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