Author a Accepts a $5,000 Advance from a Publisher and a 10

question 113

Multiple Choice

Author A accepts a $5,000 advance from a publisher and a 10% royalty after 5,000 books are sold. Author B foregoes the publisher's advance and negotiates for a 15% royalty on all books sold. Author C decides to self-publish his book and keep 100% of all sales revenue. In what order of risk aversion (from most to least) would you rank these authors?

• A)Author A, Author B, Author C
• B)Author A, Author C, Author B
• C)Author B, Author A, Author C
• D)Author C, Author B, Author A

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