labor, and productive and unproductive consumption, respectively, to each of [pg 638] the following persons: a tailor, an architect, an annuitant, a sailor, and a
- Is an actor to be classed as a productive laborer? The inventor of a machine? A confectioner?
- In which of the two classes of laborers, productive and unproductive, would you place the following?
| (1.) The officers of our Government. | |
|---|---|
| (2.) The maker of an organ. | |
| (3.) An organist. | |
| (4.) A schoolmaster. | |
| (5.) An artist. | |
| (6.) He who makes an article for which there is no use. |
- Classify as productive or unproductive the following laborers:
a clergyman, musical-instrument maker, actor, soldier, and lace-maker.
Capital.
- Explain fully what you understand by capital, and what function it discharges in production. Consider whether or not the following ought to be included in capital: (1)