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Land, labor, and capital as factors of production were originallyidentified by the early political economists such as Adam Smith,David Ricardo, and Karl Marx. Today, capital and labor remain thetwo primary inputs for the productive processes and the generationof profits by a business’ resources together to create value.
Land can take on various forms, from agricultural land tocommercial real estate to the resources available from a particularpiece of land. Natural resources, such as oil and gold, can beextracted and refined for human consumption from the land.Cultivation of crops on land by farmers increases its value andutility.Labor refers to the effort expended by an individual to bring aproduct or service to the market. Again, it can take on variousforms. For example, the construction worker at a hotel site is partof labor as is the waiter who serves guests or the receptionist whoenrolls them into the hotel.In economics, capital typically refers to money. But money is not afactor of production because it is not directly involved in producinga good or service. Instead, it facilitates the processes used inproduction by enabling entrepreneurs and company owners topurchase capital goods or land or pay wages.As a factor of production, capital refers to the purchase of goodsmade with money in production. For example, a tractor purchasedfor farming is capital. Along the same lines, desks and chairs usedin an office are also capital.It is important to distinguish personal and private capital in factorsof production. A personal vehicle used to transport family is notconsidered a capital good. But a commercial vehicle that isexpressly used for official purposes is considered a capital good.During an economic contraction or when they suffer losses,companies cut back on capital expenditure to ensure profits.During periods of economic expansion, however, they invest innew machinery and equipment to bring new products to market.Entrepreneurship is the secret sauce that combines all the otherfactors of production into a product or service for the consumermarket. An example of entrepreneurship is the evolution of socialmedia giant Facebook Inc.Mark Zuckerbergassumed the risk forthe success or failure of his social media network when he beganallocating time from his daily schedule towards that activity. At thetime that he coded the minimum viable product himself,Zuckerberg’s labor was the only factor of production.
After Facebook became popular and spread across campuses,Zuckerberg realized that he needed help to build the product and,along with co-founder Eduardo Saverin, recruited additionalemployees. He hired two people, an engineer (Dustin Moskovitz)and a spokesperson (Chris Hughes), who both allocated hours tothe project, meaning that their invested time became a factor ofproduction. The continued popularity of the product meant thatZuckerberg also had to scale technology and operations. He raisedventure capital money to rent office space, hire more employees,

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Term
Fall
Professor
William Hemphfield
Tags
Corporation, Limited Liability Company, business owner

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