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.
 Like a Prayer  is a song recorded by American singer Madonna taken from her fourth studio album of the same name. It was released by Sire Records as the lead single from the album on March 3, 1989.t was Madonna's seventh number-one single on the United States' Billboard Hot 100, and topped the singles charts in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and other countries.