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kentuck

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1. Good question.

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Tue Jul 30, 2013, 02:25 PM

Jul 2013

They are saying if the wages doubled, it would only raise the price 68 cents per burger. I guess if they raised the wages to only $11.00 per hour, it would only raise the price 34 cents?

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I'm seeing a lot of info about how much the price of a Big Mac would rise [View all] hedgehog Jul 2013 OP

Good question. kentuck Jul 2013 #1

this morning I heard it would be 17 cents per item should wages go to $15/hr DrDan Jul 2013 #2

While the percentage of increase customerserviceguy Jul 2013 #3

Oh, c'mon. McDonalds' 2012 profit was $5.5 billion. Robb Jul 2013 #4

*Pssst...* Hydra Jul 2013 #5

*cough* COSTCO *cough* Robb Jul 2013 #7

+1 leftstreet Jul 2013 #9

Ya, same crap I heard back in the 80s & 90s from trickledown shitheads Rex Jul 2013 #6

How much would the profits suffer if McDonald's paid their employees real wages? Initech Jul 2013 #8

Serving actual food is not in their business model. Bunnahabhain Jul 2013 #10