Advance(type amount)  Retail Price of Record $8.98 $9.98 $10.98 $11.98 $12.98 $13.98 $14.98 $15.98 $16.98 $17.98 $18.98   Royalty 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 17% 18%   How much the company spends in promotion (video, posters, etc) $0 (nothing) $25,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 $200,000 $300,000 $400,000 $500,000 $600,000 $700,000 $800,000 $900,000 $1,100,000 $1,200,000 $1,300,000 $1,400,000 $1,500,000 $1,600,000 $1,700,000 $1,800,000 $1,900,000 $2,000,000 $2,100,000 $2,200,000 $2,300,000 $2,400,000 $2,500,000   Producer payout: Royalty 1% 3% 4% 5%   Producer paid from record one yes no   Label deductions: Packaging deduction none 18% 23.75% 25%   Breakage 20% 10% none   Percent of sales Royalty is calculated on 80% 85% 90% 100%               Producer's Royalty: How much you make per record: How many records you have to sell to break even: The answers above are only "estimates".