The price of failure: Yahoo's Marissa Mayer could leave with $137m

Bids are coming in for the ailing tech company - and no matter who gets ownership of it, the CEO is set to be one of the biggest winners in the sale

What's the price of failure? For Yahoo's boss, Marissa Mayer, it could be about $137m. Bids are now in for the ailing tech company - and no matter who gets it, Mayer is set to be one of the biggest winners.

Mayer has taken home $78m since she was installed as CEO in 2012, according to stock analytics firm MSCI; if she's dismissed from the company after a buyout she's set for another $59m, based on the terms of the company's most recent proxy statement.