A Police Officer Is on Duty and Playing a Pick

question 15

Multiple Choice

A police officer is on duty and playing a pick -up game of basketball with some local teens as part of public relations.He is tapped to sit out while someone else goes in,and he sits on a bench near some backpacks.One of the backpacks was open,and he could see some white powder in a baggie and a pipe.How is he able to conduct a warrantless search at this point?

• A)It was a consent search
• B)It was a search incident to arrest
• C)It was a plain-view search
• D)It was a search based on exigent circumstances

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Definitions:

Labor Inputs

The work effort provided by employees that is used in the production process of goods and services.

AFC

Average Fixed Cost, which is the fixed cost of production divided by the quantity of output produced, illustrating how fixed costs dilute over larger production volumes.

AVC

AVC stands for Average Variable Costs, referring to the total variable costs of production divided by the quantity of output produced, indicating how variable costs per unit change with output levels.

ATC

The cost per unit of output, calculated by dividing the total costs (both fixed and variable) by the total quantity produced; identical to Average Total Cost.