Accounting profits are typically

A. greater than economic profits because accounting profits do not include explicit costs.
B. equal to economic profits in the long run.
C. smaller than economic profits because accounting profits do not include explicit costs.
D. greater than economic profits because accounting profits do not include implicit costs.


Answer: D

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