What is the profit margin on McDonald's dollar menu items?

See answer to How much does a $1 hamburger/sandwich cost a fast food restaurant to make? If you don't want to read the whopping post, then on a hamburger, we make about $0.08 give or take a few. On a McDouble, we make $0.11 give or take a few. read more

This Huffington Post piece says McDonald's earns 10% of its profit through the Dollar Menu: The Secrets Of The Dollar Menu ''. Given this, I'm confident that Micky D's isn't losing money on the deal. read more

About Profit Margin. Profit margin represents the percentage of revenue that a company keeps as profit after accounting for fixed and variable costs. It is calculated by dividing net income by revenue. The profit margin is mainly used for internal comparisons, because acceptable profit margins vary between industries. read more