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Cambridge IGCSE Economics

3.5.1-3.5.2Demand for factors; labour-intensive and capital-intensive production

Demand for factors; labour-intensive and capital-intensive production in Cambridge IGCSE Economics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 3.5.1Explain the influences on the demand for factors of production.
  2. 3.5.2Explain why firms adopt labour-intensive or capital-intensive production and the advantages and disadvantages of each.

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  • Demand for factors and labour- or capital-intensive production

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Demand for factors; labour-intensive and capital-intensive production: sample question

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A fictional firm can make 600 pairs of shoes a day by either method. Each worker is paid US$15 a day.

Method Workers Daily cost of machinery (US$)
Labour-intensive 40 120
Capital-intensive 10 450

Calculate the total daily cost of the labour-intensive method.

Complete: US$ …

Only if the answer has a unit, e.g. cm or km/h.

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