This option is the most efficient because it uses aMulti-AZ deployment for the DB instance, which provides enhanced availability and durability for RDS database instances by automatically replicating the data to a standby instance in a different AvailabilityZone1. It also provides a recovery point objective (RPO) of less than 1 second for all its production databases, as the standby instance is kept in sync with the primary instanceusing synchronous physical replication2. This solution meets the requirement of requiring a RPO of less than 1 second for all its production databases. Option B is less efficientbecause it uses auto scaling for the DB instance in one Availability Zone, which is a way to automatically adjust the compute capacity of your DB instance based on load or a schedule3. However, this does not provide a RPO of lessthan 1 second for all its production databases, as it does not replicate the data to another Availability Zone. Option C is less efficient because it uses read replicas in a separate Availability Zone, which are read-only copies of your primary database that can serve read traffic and support scaling. However, this does not provide a RPO of less than 1 second for all its production databases, as read replicas use asynchronous replication and can lag behind the primary database. Option D is less efficient because it uses AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) change data capture (CDC) tasks, which are tasks that capture changes made to source data and apply them to target data. However, this does not provide a RPO of less than 1 second for all its production databases, as AWS DMS uses asynchronous replication and can lag behind the source database.