An author receives 10% of the publisher’s net receipts in royalties on the first 10,000 copies of the author’s book sold, 12% on the next 15,000 copies sold, and 15% on all copies sold thereafter. By what percent does the ratio of the royalty percentage to number of copies decrease from the first 10,000 copies to the next 15,000 copies?
(A) 2%
(B) 10%
(C) 15%
(D) 20%
(E) 25%
(A) 2%
(B) 10%
(C) 15%
(D) 20%
(E) 25%




