Members of a Project Team Have Used FMEA to Calculate

question 4

Multiple Choice

Members of a project team have used FMEA to calculate the RPN for one of the risks it has identified. The RPN is 200. Which of the following combinations could have produced this score?

• A) Severity: 50, Likelihood: 100, Detection Difficulty: 50
• B) Severity: 100, Likelihood: 2, Detection Difficulty: 1
• C) Severity: 50, Likelihood: 2, Detection Difficulty: 10
• D) Severity: 199, Likelihood: 1, Detection Difficulty: 0
• E) Severity: 5, Likelihood: 5, Detection Difficulty: 8
• F) B and E both are possible
• G) A and D are both possible

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Definitions:

Role

A function or part played by an individual or thing in a particular situation, system, or environment.

Promoter

A specific DNA sequence that binds RNA polymerase and initiates transcription of downstream genes.

Transcription

The technique of duplicating the genetic information present in a DNA strand into a fresh molecule of messenger RNA (mRNA).

mRNA Stability

The propensity of messenger RNA molecules to remain intact and usable for protein synthesis within a cell.