Question

Find the odd word out:

Theory of factor pricing:

विकल्प

• Profit

• interest

• unemployment allowance

• rent

Answer 1

Unemployment allowance

Explanation:

Profit, interest, and rent are all factor payments – they are the incomes earned by the factors of production: 

• Profit → entrepreneur
• Interest → capital
• Rent → land

Unemployment allowance, however, is not a factor payment. It is a transfer payment given by the government to support unemployed individuals and does not arise from the use of any factor of production.