Jessie has a schedule C business. She needed to visit a client in New York. She onlyneeded to be in New York for 1 day to conduct business with her client but shedecided to stay an extra 3 days to do some sightseeing. Jessie incurred $800 forairfare, $1,200 for hotel stay and $600 for meals. All of these amounts arereasonable. How much, if any, of the expenses that Jessie incurred will be deductibleon her Federal income tax return?a) $375b) $575c) $2,600d) $2,000e) $0

Step 1: The airfare amount is wholly deductible. That means a deduction of $800 is allowed. Step 2:…

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