{"id":5321,"date":"2019-02-14T09:20:32","date_gmt":"2019-02-14T03:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/astan.lk\/al_virtualclassroom\/?p=5321"},"modified":"2019-02-16T09:53:32","modified_gmt":"2019-02-16T04:23:32","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/astan.lk\/al_virtualclassroom\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"

All inputs used for the production process are considered as resources.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
    \n
  • Scare resources used to produce goods and services incurring costs are known as<\/span>
    \n economic resources.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • The resources used to produce goods and services, freely available in nature, which<\/span>
    \n do not incurr opportunity cost and scarcity are called non economic resources.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Factors of production can be categorized mainly into four, as given below<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
      \n
    • \u00a0Land<\/span><\/li>\n
    • \u00a0Labor<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Capital<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Entrepreneurship<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      All the resources gifted by nature, which can be used for production and have productivity are called land.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

       <\/p>\n

      A few characteristics of this can be summarized as follows<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \n
      • It is a natural resource<\/li>\n
      • Supply is inelastic<\/li>\n
      • Limitations of mobility present<\/li>\n
      • Productivity can be increased<\/li>\n
      • Payment for land is rent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Physical and mental effort used for the production of goods and services are called labour<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

        A few characteristics of labor are mentioned below<\/strong><\/p>\n

          \n
        • Live factor of production<\/li>\n
        • Movable<\/li>\n
        • Heterogeneous<\/li>\n
        • Labor productivity could be developed<\/li>\n
        • Labor cannot be separated from the laborer<\/li>\n
        • Wage is the payment for labor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          The number of labor hours employed during a certain period for the production of\u00a0<\/strong>goods and services are called supply of labor<\/strong><\/p>\n

            \n
          • Labor supply is determined by the factors mentioned below<\/li>\n
          • Labor force<\/li>\n
          • Number of working hours<\/li>\n
          • Wage level<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

             <\/p>\n

            Human creations used in the production of goods and services are known as capital<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

            A few characteristic of capital are mentioned below<\/strong><\/p>\n

              \n
            • Human created factor<\/li>\n
            • Exists to ensure productivity<\/li>\n
            • Repetitively used for production.<\/li>\n
            • Depreciation a necessary factor<\/li>\n
            • Payment for the capital is known as interest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

               <\/p>\n

              Capital can be categorize in the following way<\/strong><\/p>\n

                \n
              • Fixed \/real capital<\/li>\n
              • Circulation capital \/ working capital<\/li>\n
              • Economic overhead capital<\/li>\n
              • Natural capital<\/li>\n
              • Social capital<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                 <\/p>\n

                There is a relationship between the savings investment and capital stock The process of taking production decisions, organizing production activities and monitoring while bearing a risk is known as entrepreneurship<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

                The role performed by an entrepreneur can be summarized as follows<\/strong><\/p>\n

                  \n
                • Taking policy decisions<\/li>\n
                • Organizing production activities<\/li>\n
                • Monitoring production activities<\/li>\n
                • Innovations<\/li>\n
                • Bearing risks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  The following characteristics exist in entrepreneurship<\/strong><\/p>\n

                    \n
                  • Human factor<\/li>\n
                  • Initiative ness<\/li>\n
                  • Leadership qualities<\/li>\n
                  • Ability to face challenges effectively<\/li>\n
                  • Futuristic<\/li>\n
                  • Self confidence<\/li>\n
                  • Can be trained<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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