An Attorney in Private Practice Who Contracts with the Government

question 66

Multiple Choice

An attorney in private practice who contracts with the government to represent all indigent defendants in a county during a set period of time and for a specified dollar amount is called a:

• A) public defender.
• B) assigned counsel.
• C) contract attorney.
• D) legal aid attorney.

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Definitions:

Unit-elastic

Unit-elastic describes a situation where a change in price leads to an equivalent proportional change in quantity demanded or supplied, resulting in no revenue change for the seller.

Wage Increase

An upward adjustment in the amount of earnings a worker receives for their labor.

Elasticity of Resource Demand

A measure of how the quantity demanded of a resource changes in response to a change in price.

Resource Prices

The cost of inputs used in the production of goods and services, such as labor, capital, land, and raw materials.