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A firmâ??s costs can be divided into fixed costs and variable costs. Identify each of the following as either a fixed or variable cost. Then, identify that same costs as being an explicit cost or an implicit cost. Give the rationale for each of your answers.

Labor costs
Materials costs
Entrepreneurâ??s profit
Gasoline used in delivery trucks
Electricity costs

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This solution assesses the examples as explicit costs or implicit costs.

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Variable costs are those which change with the change in the production. Fixed costs are those which remain constant with the change in production. Mixed costs have both the elements of fixed and variable cost.

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