Investment in Musical ActsSigning new music acts can be highly speculative. Record producers at music studios have to get budget approval before they sign a new act to a recording deal. Most acts perform a tried and true form of popular music in which record sales can be pretty well predicted. However, once they get approval for their budgets, why do producers sometimes sign riskier acts who either flop or â€œbreak-outâ€ into the next sensation?

Investment in Musical ActsSigning new music acts can be highly speculative. Record producers at music studios have to get budget approval before they sign a new act to a recording deal. Most acts perform a tried and true form of popular music in which record sales can be pretty well predicted. However, once they get approval for their budgets, why do producers sometimes sign riskier acts who either flop or â€œbreak-outâ€ into the next sensation?

Managerial Economics: A Problem Solving Approach

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ISBN:9781337106665

Author:Luke M. Froeb, Brian T. McCann, Michael R. Ward, Mike Shor

Publisher:Luke M. Froeb, Brian T. McCann, Michael R. Ward, Mike Shor

Chapter18: Auctions

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