[PapaBear3625]

Do prices rise when corporate executives receive large raises and reach income levels in the millions of dollars per year?

Not when corporate executive compensation is a tiny percentage of total corporate revenue.

Meanwhile, resteraunt labor costs, depending on the type of eatery, can range from a low of 25% to a high of 40%, meaning every dollar increase in labor cost directly leads to a significant increase in menu costs.

https://smallbusiness.chron.com/common-food-labor-cost-percentages-14700.html

[central_va]

This is way your diner costs $0.25 more. The owner bought a new one of these.