The Factors of Production

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Production Functions

A production Function in general, without specifying what kind, is related to the output of a production process which starts which starts with the factors of production. The production functions are an integral part for explaining marginal products as well as allocative efficiency. There are different classifications for production functions, and what constitutes them, determined by the type of production. This article of the WIKI aims to focus on the Substitional production function, explaining what it is and means, as well as the limitational, doing the same. (1)

Factors of Production
The factors of production are the inputs in any production process. The completed goods are what result from the process, also often called raw and finished goods. The more factors of production are given as input the higher the number of completed goods will be, and of course the opposite is just as true. The typical factors of production are Land, Labor and capital goods. more recently Entrepeneurship has also been added as one of these factors. Understanding these is essential to understanding the two production functions which this WIKI article focuses on. (2)

Land
Understanding what is meant by land is relatively simple. This comprises all of the natural resources that a particular producer has at their disposal. Most often this means immediate natural resources, like oil or the property on which the production facility is located. This can also include the water or ocean that is close to the facility. The factor of production called land most often comprises the natural and raw materials which are used in production and are at the disposal of the production facility.(2)

Labor
The "labor" factor of production is also ...

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...ly increase if the used factors are also being used at an increasing rate. No matter how efficient the factors of production are being used it is required to use more of them in order to significantly receive a higher output. There is also a limitation to this rule, that being that the two factors of production are used at a very similar level of involvement. If one factor of production is greatly in excess compared to the other then the excess will first be used until it is at a similar level to the factor production of which there is less. Once there are even amounts then the initial rule applies again, and an increase in both is required for significant increase in output. In order to truly be efficient with this model only if both of the factors are used at similar levels and there is no excess of one, meaning none is wasted and the optimal output can be reached.

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