In: Economics
Factor of production- Labour, capital, land and entrepreunership
Land- The first factor of production is land, but this includes any natural resource used to produce goods and services. This includes not just land, but anything that comes from the land. Some common land or natural resources are water, oil, copper, natural gas, coal, and forests. Land resources are the raw materials in the production process. Factor payment is the wage.
Labour- Labor is the effort that people contribute to the production of goods and services. Factor payment is the wage
Capital- the machinery, tools and buildings humans use to produce goods and services. Factor payment is the rent
Entrepreunership- An entrepreneur is a person who combines the other factors of production - land, labor, and capital - to earn a profit. Factor payment is the profit earned
Total factor cost on a monthly basis- cost of renting land, cost of renting technology
Total variable cost on a daily basis- cost of hiring workers
Total cost is the sum of TFC and TVC