What a Big Mac would cost if McDonald's workers were paid $15 an hour remains an unanswered question, but it would almost certainly not be what Morelix says.) And that, as CJR.org's Ryan Chittum rightly points out, makes a big difference-as do a number of other factors excluded by Morelix. (Update: Unfortunately, Morelix did not, as Forbes' Morgan Brennan first pointed out after publication, factor the company's franchisee model into his calculations. The research assistant said his math is based on increases in salaries and benefits for every McDonald's worker, from minimum wage line cooks paid $7.25 an hour to CEO Donald Thompson, who made $8.75 million in 2012. Morelix said that his number crunching assumes profits and other expenses are kept at the same absolute number. Morelix's take: If McDonald's workers were paid the $15 they're demanding, the cost of a Big Mac would go up 68 cents, from its current price of $3.99 to $4.67.īy his estimates, A Big Mac meal would cost $6.66 rather than $5.69, and the chain's famous Dollar Menu would go for $1.17.
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