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McDonald's the corporation doesn't sell fries, they rent out real estate and franchise licenses. What you really need to look at is the cost of labor for a ran

• toomuchtodo 11mo ago
  > While menu prices did increase, costs rose by an average of just 1.5% –equivalent to about 6 cents on a $4 hamburger, down from the 15-cent increase reported in the September study. Study: California's $20 fast-food minimum wage improves pay at small cost to consumers - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43806608 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43806608 - May 2025 https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/02/27/uc-berkeley-fast-food-worker-study-minimum-wage https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/02/27/uc-berk... https://irle.berkeley.edu/publications/brief/effects-of-the-20-california-fast-food-minimum-wage/ https://irle.berkeley.edu/publications/brief/effects-of-the-...