Cambridge AS A Level Business Studies/ ZIMSEC Advanced Level Business Studies/ Business Enterprise Skills Notes: Factors Of Production: Introduction
- As already mentioned several times, businesses are a result of entrepreneurs using resources to satisfy needs and wants
- Resources are also known as factors of production
- There are four factors of production namely:
- Land
- Labour
- Entrepreneurship
- Capital
| Factor | Description | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Land | Refers to the site on which production takes place including all the natural resources used in the production process. For example Freehold land, farming land, a dam/lake, forests, air and mineral ore deposits such as iron ore. | Rent |
| Capital | These are all the manmade aids to production including wealth put aside for the production process e.g. money, property plant and equipment, tractors etc | Interest |
| Entrepreneurship/Enterprise/ Organisation | Is the ability, willingness to take risk and skill to run a business. It combines all the other three factors of production. | Profit |
| Labour | Is the effort put in by people in the production of goods and services. It can be physical or mental effort. | Wages and Salaries |
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