Terminology


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1 Production Transformation of factors inputs into outputs.
2 Primary Production Deals with all forms of extraction of resources from the earth.
3 Secondary Production Involves the transformation these extracted resources into finish product.
4 Tertiary Production Involves those services that aid both primary and secondary production to be successful e.g. Banking.
5 Land Any site economic activity takes place.
6 Labour All human effort used in the production process.
7 Capital Goods that are required in the production of other goods.
8 Entrepreneurs Person that coordinates and organizes all other factors of production.
9 Short run Period of time in production process in which at least one can be varied.
10 Production Function The relationship between the quantities of inputs and the maximum quantities of outputs produced.
11 Return to Scale Possible outcome of production process.

Terminology


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12 Total Product Obtained as a result of employing unit of labour in the production process.
13 Average Product Product per unit of labour employed.
14 Marginal Product Charge in total product as a result of charge in the unit of labour.
15 Cost Total amount of money incurred in the production process.
16 Explicit costs Monetary opportunity cost to a firm of using resources supplied by the market.
17 Implicit costs Opportunity costs of resources the firm's owner makes available for production with no direct cash outlays.