"A look at company-operated McDonald’s and Burger King outlets shows profit margins above 10 percent. Still, labor expenses at these locations exceed profits, so suddenly raising the hourly wage to $15 would slam margins. Based on recent restaurant financials, if payroll costs doubled and other expenses didn’t decrease, menu prices at McDonald’s would have to go up about 25 percent to offset the increase. That would mean paying up to an extra $1 for a Big Mac, likely sending price-sensitive consumers elsewhere."they don;t have to raise the prices; they do it because the owners are greedy fukk boys; they would still make crazy profit if they tripled minimum wage, but they are greedy bytches who abuse workers
This Is What Would Happen If Fast-Food Workers Got Raises - Businessweek
Pretty much it would have to be a store by store basis because most of these Mickey D's are franchised and the company ran mickey D's are not making enough profits when compared to wage expenses.

