UVC's CFO has asked that all deals with more than a 40%discount get automatically sent...

 Launch a new approval process that has automatic submission enabled as an initial submission action, and Create a new approval process that has automatic submission enabled in the entry criteria. These are correct because both options allow the deals to be automatically submitted for approval without requiring any action from the sales rep. The automatic submission can be configured either as an initial submission action or as part of the entry criteria