World-Famous Discounter, Fernwood Booksellers, Specializes in Selling Paperbacks for $7

Multiple Choice

world-famous discounter, Fernwood Booksellers, specializes in selling paperbacks for $7 each The variable cost per book is $5 At current annual sales of 200,000 books, the publisher is just breaking even It is estimated that if the authors' royalties are reduced, the variable cost per book will drop by $1 Assume authors' royalties are reduced and sales remain constant; how much more money can the publisher put into advertising (a fixed cost) and still break even?

A) $600,000
B) $466,667
C) $333,333
D) $200,000
E) None of the above