Let's start with the cost of the ingredients: The wholesale price of chicken parts like those that enter McDonald's nuggets is around 2-2.5$ per pound. 6 pieces are around 0.2lb, so the chicken cost is around 0.45$. read more
The wholesale price of chicken parts like those that enter McDonald’s nuggets is around 2-2.5$ per pound. 6 pieces are around 0.2lb, so the chicken cost is around 0.45$. However, the nuggets are not all chicken (and other ingredients are far cheaper), and therefore we can apply a factor of 0.8 to the price, and reach ingredients costs of around 0.36$ per 6 pieces. read more