slide 1 of 4. When comparing implicit vs. explicit cost, explicit costs or direct costs are payments for the purchase of productive resources. Such costs are clear and require tangible cash outflow or outlay of money that has a direct impact on profits. Examples include wages, rents, raw materials, and utility bills.
Loraine Teston. The 2002 song Like a Stone is sung by Audioslave. The song is about an old man waiting for death.
Stone's mother Krista was diagnosed with breast cancer and was cured in 2008. To celebrate her mother being two years cancer free in 2010, Stone wrote a letter to Paul McCartney asking him to sketch two birds' feet because The Beatles ' 1968 song  Blackbird  is her mother's favorite song.