Use the Payback Decision Rule to Evaluate This Project; Should

question 73

Multiple Choice

Use the payback decision rule to evaluate this project; should it be accepted or rejected?

• A) .23 years, accept
• B) 1.77 years, accept
• C) 2 years, accept
• D) 4.33 years, reject

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Definitions:

Conjugation

Mechanism of horizontal gene transfer in which one prokaryote passes a plasmid to another.

Pili

Hair-like appendages found on the surface of many bacteria, involved in adhesion to surfaces and in conjugation (the transfer of DNA between bacterial cells).

Conjugation

Conjugation is a form of genetic exchange between bacteria where DNA is transferred from one bacterium to another through direct contact.

Ribosomes

Cellular organelles that serve as the site of biological protein synthesis, translating messenger RNA into proteins.