A difference between explicit and implicit costs is that

a. explicit costs must be greater than implicit costs.
b. explicit costs do not require a direct monetary outlay by the firm, whereas implicit costs do.
c. implicit costs do not require a direct monetary outlay by the firm, whereas explicit costs do.
d. implicit costs must be greater than explicit costs.


c

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