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Intro terminology. The four. Factors Of Production “L.L.C.E.”. Resources fall into 4 categories. Land Labor Capital Entrepreneurship. LAND – physical space. Natural resources Renewable and Non-renewable To provide food, clothing, shelter 1. Apple orchard 2. city lot, gasoline
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The four Factors Of Production “L.L.C.E.”
Resources fall into 4 categories • Land • Labor • Capital • Entrepreneurship
LAND – physical space • Natural resources • Renewable and Non-renewable • To provide food, clothing, shelter • 1. Apple orchard • 2. city lot, gasoline • 3. city lot
Labor • Human sweat and skill • 1. Apple pickers’ time • 2. gas station attendant’s time • 3. computer programmer’s time
Capital • The equipment and structures used to produce goods and services • Goods produced in the past, being used in the present, to produce new goods and services • 1. Ladders, baskets, trucks: bag of apples • 2. Gas station, pumps, lifts: full tank • 3. Office building, computers: new software
Entrepreneurship • The process of bringing together the three factors of production (L, L, C) • A risk taker • Inventor, innovator, organizer • Introduces new or improved • Products, • techniques, • management
GOODS AND SERVICES BUSINESS FIRMS SELL FINISHED GOODS AND SERVICES TO HOUSEHOLDS
Goods – products or commodities, • Physical or tangible • A SCISSORS
Services – actions or activities • INTANGIBLE GOODS • Provided, Cannot be resold • A HAIRCUT