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1.2 Factors of production

Topic 1.2 - Factors of production

The factors of production refer to the resources required to produce a good or service, namely land, labour, capital and enterprise. This section of the Cambridge IGCSE Economics (0455) syllabus covers the following topics:

SectionTopicGuidance
1.2.1Factors of production and their rewards
  • Definitions of factors of production: land, labour, capital and enterprise
  • Rewards to factors of production: rent, wages, interest, and profit
1.2.2Quantity and quality of the factors of productionThe causes of changes in the quantity and quality of the various factors.
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  • Examples of the nature of each factor of production have been removed from the syllabus (previously in Unit 1.2.1 (Definitions of the factors of production and their rewards).
  • Legacy Unit 1.2.2 (Mobility of the factors of production - The influences on the mobility of the various factors) has been removed from the syllabus. Please note this when teaching students and/or using resources such as previous examination papers and mark schemes.

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