Factors of Production Natural Resources Human Resources Capital Resources Entrepreneurship
Natural Resources Any item that is provided by NATURE that can be used to produce goods and services – Nature: Found ON, IN or COMING into (sun) earth.
Dirt
Local Farming
The Wheat Trail Verndale’s Grist Mill
The Iron Range
Economic Impact
The Port of Duluth
Legacy of the Twin Ports and the Iron Range on US and World History
Steel Builds America
Economy built on Steel
Logging
Blandin Paper Mill
Logging Built America
How do we make it go? Natural Resources
Power
Human Resources Any HUMAN effort exerted during production Physical Labor Intellectual Labor
Physical Labor
Intellectual Labor
Capital Resources Manufactured materials used to create products CAPTIAL GOODS: – Buildings, structures, machinery and tools (Mall, factories, dams, computer, hammer) Capital goods are MANUFACTURED resources in making FINISHED PRODUCTS
Capital Resources
Entrepreneurship Organizing ability (yours and others) Risk taking ventures Starting a new business Introducing a new product Willing to risk economic FAILURE in return for finical gain.
Entrepreneurship Bill Gates Microsoft 2013 Net Worth $78.5 BILLION 2 nd richest man on EARTH IDEA…
Entrepreneurship IBM COMPUTERS
What can I make so people can use it?
Really Bill…the answer is NO NO NO OK…So don’t BUY it. Just give me a cut. IBM “Fat Cat” Gates OK Mr. Bad Idea, We will put this WINDOWS in. I risk nothing… A Mouse…how stupid. Why not call it a gerbil.
Nothing But an IDEA and Smarts
Factors of Production Natural Resources Human Resources Capital Resources Entrepreneurship
3 Basic Economic Questions What to produce? How to produce it? For whom to produce?