ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

SCARCITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which is NOT a factor of production?
A
natural resources
B
labor
C
capital
D
the marketplace
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In economics, capital typically refers to money. However, money is not a factor of production because it is not directly involved in producing a good or service. Instead, it facilitates the processes used in production by enabling entrepreneurs and company owners to purchase capital goods or land or to pay wages.

Detailed explanation-2: -Money is not considered as a factor of production. Money is medium of exchange and hence it cannot help to increase the productivity of an economy like other factors of production, thus the factors of production are Land, Labour, Capital and Entrepreneurship.

Detailed explanation-3: -"Factor market” is a term economists use for all of the resources that businesses use to purchase, rent, or hire what they need in order to produce goods or services. Those needs are the factors of production, which include raw materials, land, labor, and capital. The factor market is also called the input market.

Detailed explanation-4: -Land, labor, and capital are found in traditional factor markets. Factor demand is a derived demand. Land, labour, capital, and entrepreneurship markets are examples of factor markets.

Detailed explanation-5: -The factors of production are the inputs used to produce a good or service in order to produce income. Economists define four factors of production: land, labor, capital and entrepreneurship. These can be considered the building blocks of an economy.

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