Krugman's Economics For The Ap® Course
Krugman's Economics For The Ap® Course
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781319113278
Author: David Anderson, Margaret Ray
Publisher: Worth Publishers
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Chapter 1, Problem 1CYU
To determine

The question requires us to determine the example of resources.

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Resources or factors of production can be classified into four categories:

  • Land: Piece of land including timber, water, and other natural resources
  • Labor: skilled or semi-skilled workers
  • Capital: Machinery
  • Entrepreneurship: Strategies and innovation

Suppose a firm is producing paper for notebooks then the resources are:

  • Land: raw material from woods and plants
  • Labor: time spent on preparing paper by skilled or semi-skilled workers
  • Capital: Machinery and building for workers to work on.
  • Entrepreneurship: Strategies, management and skills of workers and head authority of the firm.
Economics Concept Introduction

Resources are the factors of production that help in producing final or intermediate goods.

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