An Appellate Court May Rule in Favor of the Defendant

question 37

Multiple Choice

An appellate court may rule in favor of the defendant yet rule that a new trial is not warranted based on the ______.

• A) harmless error rule
• B) hindsight standard
• C) "Monday morning quarterbacking" rule
• D) Eighth Amendment

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost Function

A mathematical representation showing how the cost of producing one additional unit of a good changes as production volume changes.

Optimal Output

The level of production that maximizes a firm’s profit or minimizes its cost under given conditions.

Profit

The financial gain acquired when the revenue generated from business activities exceeds the expenses, costs, and taxes needed to sustain the activity.

Industry Supply Curve

A graph that shows the relationship between the price of a good and the total output of the industry for that good.