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1 Factors of Production
2.2 Fixed Supply
2.4 Immobile
2.6 Heterogeneous
Factors of Production
With increasing complexity in the world economy, the complexity of the production
process is sky-rocketing. Luckily, production still and will continue to rely upon a
certain set of factors, that enclose the ever-increasing complexities in their bubble.
These factors of production- land, labour, capital, and entrepreneur, always accompany
the process of production. Every possible aspect required for production is a part of
these four factors. Here, we will be talking about land.
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Land as a Factor of Production
A man with little or no knowledge of economics would think of the significance of
land as an area required for production. On the contrary, the definition of land in the
economics, of course, is an area, but also includes all the free gifts of nature like water,
air, natural resources etc. which affect production.
Every factor of production which comes under the umbrella of land should have no
supply price. To put it differently, land can be used for production without paying any
money to the ultimate owner i.e. the mother earth. Further, it requires no human effort.
Fixed Supply
However, any free gift of nature is abundant, when seen through the lens of a single
firm. Hence we can conclude that the supply of land is perfectly inelastic from the
perspective of an economy whereas it is relatively elastic from the perspective of a
single firm.
Most of the features related to land are out of the realms of human power. We can only
degrade or upgrade the characteristics of land up to an extent. The quantity of land and
specifically the land itself is indestructible.
Immobile
Of course, land is a static factor. One cannot shift the natural resources from their
places of origin. Now some would argue that a factor categorized as land, say water,
can be taken to another place. However, you should appreciate the fact that the whole
reservoir of water cannot be shifted to another place at will. Further, the combination
of natural factors or characteristics of a given place is generally unique.
We can use land in a variety of ways, for various purposes. Hence, land has multiple
uses. However, its suitability for all uses is definitely not the same. For instance, we
can use a piece of infertile land to set up a factory but not for cultivation and
agriculture.
Heterogeneous
Obviously, no two types of land can be the same. There are a plethora of
characteristics which define a type of land and two instances of land are bound to
differ on at least one of these characteristics. For example, two patches of land can
differ in fertility, dimensions, composition and a lot of other characteristics.
Ans: The statement is False. Land is a passive factor of production. It requires the help
of other factors, especially labour to be put to use.
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Theory Of Production And Cost
Production Optimisation
Returns to Scale
The Law of Diminishing Returns
Production Function
Factors of Production – Entrepreneur
Factors of Production – Capital
Factors of Production – Labour
Factors of Production – Land
Meaning of Productionh