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Question
Melissa recently paid $770 for round-trip airfare to San Francisco to attend a business conference for three days. Melissa also paid the following expenses: $715 fee to register for the conference, $355 per night for three nights’ lodging, $200 for meals, and $310 for cab fare. (Leave no answers blank. Enter zero if applicable.) (Round your answer to the nearest dollar amount.)
Suppose that Melissa’s permanent residence and business was located in San Francisco. She attended the conference in San Francisco and paid $715 for the registration fee. She drove 186 miles over the course of three days and paid $114 for parking at the conference hotel. In addition, she spent $570 for breakfast and dinner over the three days of the conference. She bought breakfast on the way to the conference hotel and she bought dinner on her way home each night from the conference. What amount of the travel costs can Melissa deduct as business expenses
Dedictible Amoubt: $
Explanation / Answer
Computation of travel expenses that can be deducted as business expenses of Melissa:-
Case/Instance 1:-
Cost of round-trip airfare to San Francisco=770×2=$1540
Cost of lodging for three nights=3×355=$1065
Cost of meals=$200
Cost for cab fee=$310
Total cost to be deducted as business expenses=$3115
Case/Instance 2:-
Cost of Parking=$114
Cost of breakfast and dinner=$570
Total cost to be deducted as business expenses=$684