A 47-year old immunocompromised male visited the emergency r…

A 47-year old immunocompromised male visited the emergency room for a two-week history of persistent violent cough, chest pain, night sweats, fever, bloody sputum, weight loss, and loss of appetite. A sputum sample revealed the presence of acid-fast rod-shaped bacteria; the bacteria were also weakly gram-positive.  A chest X-ray showed infiltrate in the middle left lung with tubercles present.  The patient was placed on directly observed therapy (DOTS) for 6 months.   A. Name the bacterium (genus and species) responsible for this patient’s condition. B. What disease and stage of illness does this patient have?  C. Explain each clue provided in the narrative.  D. Explain why DOTS is prescribed for this disease. 

 Use the table for the question(s) below.   Consider the fol…

 Use the table for the question(s) below.   Consider the following two projects with cash flows in $:   Project Year 0 Cash Flow Year 1 Cash Flow Year 2 Cash Flow Year 3 Cash Flow Year 4 Cash Flow Discount Rate A -100 40 50 60 N/A .11 B -73 30 30 30 30 .15        The NPV of project B is closest to: