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Lexie's Father Is Turning 50 in a Couple Weeks

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Lexie's father is turning 50 in a couple weeks. She wants to mark the day with a very special gift. Her father is a huge baseball fan, so she decides to get him an autographed baseball. But not just any baseball--she wants one autographed by someone from their hometown team that was playing in the majors when her father was born.
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Variable Cost

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