Author a Accepts a $5,000 Advance and a 10% Royalty

question 15

Multiple Choice

Author A accepts a $5,000 advance and a 10% royalty after 5,000 books are sold.Author B foregoes the advance and negotiates for a 15% royalty on all books sold.Author C decides to self publish his book and keep 50% of all sales revenue.Which of these authors is most likely to have 10 books published?

• A) Author A
• B) Author C
• C) Author B
• D) They are all equally likely.

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