Melissa recently paid $400 for round-trip airfare to San Francisco to attend a business conference for three days. Melissa also paid the following expenses: $250 fee to register for the conference, $300 per night for three nights' lodging. $200 for meals and $150 for cab fare. Note: Do not round Intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount. Leave no answers blank. Enter zero if applicable.

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Melissa recently paid $400 for round-trip airfare to San Francisco to attend a business conference for three days, Melissa
also paid the following expenses: $250 fee to register for the conference, $300 per night for three nights' lodging. $200
for meals and $150 for cab fare.
Note: Do not round Intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount. Leave no
answers blank. Enter zero if applicable.
d. Suppose that San Francisco was Melissa's permanent residence and business location. She attended the conference in San
Francisco and paid $250 for the registration fee. She drove 100 miles over the course of three days and paid $90 for parking at the
conference hotel. In addition, she spent $150 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 these
costs can Melissa deduct as business expenses?
Note: Use standard mileage rate.
Answer is complete but not entirely correct.
Deductible
amount
3
1.000
Transcribed Image Text:Required Information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below] Melissa recently paid $400 for round-trip airfare to San Francisco to attend a business conference for three days, Melissa also paid the following expenses: $250 fee to register for the conference, $300 per night for three nights' lodging. $200 for meals and $150 for cab fare. Note: Do not round Intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount. Leave no answers blank. Enter zero if applicable. d. Suppose that San Francisco was Melissa's permanent residence and business location. She attended the conference in San Francisco and paid $250 for the registration fee. She drove 100 miles over the course of three days and paid $90 for parking at the conference hotel. In addition, she spent $150 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 these costs can Melissa deduct as business expenses? Note: Use standard mileage rate. Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Deductible amount 3 1.000
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