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Massa Machine Tool expects total sales of $10,000. The price per unit is $5. The firm estimates an ordering cost of $7.50 per order, with an inventory carrying cost of $0.70 per unit. What is the optimum order size?

The police receive a phone tip that Jeremiah David committed an armed robbery that was reported to the police two days before. The police seek a search warrant to search Mr. David’s apartment to look for the illicit fruits of the armed robbery. What standard will the court use to determine whether there is enough “probable cause” to satisfy the Fourth Amendment? 

The police believe that Jackson is an accomplice to a recent murder. The police obtain a valid search warrant to search Jackson’s apartment, which is located on the third floor of the apartment building. The warrant specifies that the police are entitled to search “the premises known as the third-floor apartment” at that address. When the police arrive, they search all of the rooms on the third floor of the building because they believe that they are all part of the same apartment. However, it turns out that one of the rooms on the third floor does not belong to Jackson and is a separate apartment. The police find incriminating evidence in that separate apartment. Is the search constitutional even though the police made a mistake in executing the warrant?

A police officer is on patrol in a neighborhood. She sees a motorist drive by that she suspects was involved in a crime that had been reported to police earlier in the evening. The motorist commits a minor traffic violation. The police officer pulls over the motorist. The police officer testifies that her actual motivation for pulling over the motorist was because she believed she might find evidence of the earlier crime. Was the search of the motorist constitutional?

Detectives questioned Ralph on the airport concourse and then asked him to accompany him to a small room about 40 feet away. His luggage was retrieved from the airline and brought to the small room. Ralph was then asked to consent to a search of his suitcase, which he did. About 15 minutes had elapsed since the initial encounter on the concourse.  Was this a valid temporary seizure of Ralph?

Officer Kennedy pulls Ben over to the side of the road because of a broken tail light. When he does a check on his computer he finds that Ben has an expired driver’s license. He arrests Ben and does a full-body search of Ben and pulls a pack of cigarettes out of his pocket. He looks in the pack and finds cocaine. Ben is charged with possession of a controlled substance.  Is this search of Ben in conformity with the Fourth Amendment?

United States Postal Inspectors are investigating a child pornography ring. As part of this investigation, the federal agents are examining the addresses on mail pieces sent from a specific sender.  Is this a violation of the Fourth Amendment?

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Systematic risk can be diversified away. However, unique risk cannot be diversified away.

The police have probable cause to believe that an individual committed murder in violation of federal law. The police seek and receive a warrant to search the individual’s apartment to look for the murder weapon — in this case, a knife. The warrant is signed by a judge. The warrant stipulates that the police may search the apartment at any time on or after the date the warrant was signed. The police wait 24 months and then execute the search warrant. Did the search comply with the warrant requirement?