An author can typically expect to receive the following royalties on a published work in hardback edition: 10% of the retail price on the first 5,000 copies sold; 12.5% for the next 5,000 copies sold; then 15% for all further copies sold. Assume the hardback sells for $36. a. How much money will the author make in royalties if he sells 9,200 books? b. Develop a piecewise function to determine the total amount of money the author earns in royalties, A, given the number of books sold, n. How many books did the author sell if he made $76,852.80? с.

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An author can typically expect to receive the following royalties on a published work in hardback edition:
10% of the retail price on the first 5,000 copies sold; 12.5% for the next 5,000 copies sold; then 15% for
all further copies sold. Assume the hardback sells for $36.
a. How much money will the author make in royalties if he sells 9,200 books?
b. Develop a piecewise function to determine the total amount of money the author earns in
royalties, A, given the number of books sold, n.
c. How many books did the author sell if he made $76,852.80?
Transcribed Image Text:An author can typically expect to receive the following royalties on a published work in hardback edition: 10% of the retail price on the first 5,000 copies sold; 12.5% for the next 5,000 copies sold; then 15% for all further copies sold. Assume the hardback sells for $36. a. How much money will the author make in royalties if he sells 9,200 books? b. Develop a piecewise function to determine the total amount of money the author earns in royalties, A, given the number of books sold, n. c. How many books did the author sell if he made $76,852.80?
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