McDonald's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,500) going to Jim Thacker in Rockford. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how McDonald's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$2,500
92.6%
Ad books
$200
7.4%
Table 2 below shows the top 2 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Jim Thacker
2017-12-16
$2,500
Consulting
Steve McCorkle
2017-12-12
$200
Ad books