[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Melissa recently paid $870 for round-trip airfare to San Francisco to attend a business conference for three days. Melissa also paid the following expenses: $400 fee to register for the conference, $260 per night for three nights' lodging, $120 for meals in restaurants, and $425 for cab fare. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount. Leave no answers blank. Enter zero if applicable.) a. What amount of these costs can Melissa deduct as business expenses? Deductible amount
[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Melissa recently paid $870 for round-trip airfare to San Francisco to attend a business conference for three days. Melissa also paid the following expenses: $400 fee to register for the conference, $260 per night for three nights' lodging, $120 for meals in restaurants, and $425 for cab fare. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount. Leave no answers blank. Enter zero if applicable.) a. What amount of these costs can Melissa deduct as business expenses? Deductible amount
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![**Deductible Business Expenses:**
Melissa recently paid $870 for round-trip airfare to San Francisco to attend a business conference for three days. Additionally, she incurred the following expenses:
- $400 fee to register for the conference
- $260 per night for three nights' lodging
- $120 for meals in restaurants
- $425 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.
**a. What amount of these costs can Melissa deduct as business expenses?**
- **Deductible amount:** [Blank for input]](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fedf69e56-d634-4979-a1e3-8cc7f62f983b%2F264816c1-aca2-4038-af60-60849e8d8f8e%2F5uhle3t_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:**Deductible Business Expenses:**
Melissa recently paid $870 for round-trip airfare to San Francisco to attend a business conference for three days. Additionally, she incurred the following expenses:
- $400 fee to register for the conference
- $260 per night for three nights' lodging
- $120 for meals in restaurants
- $425 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.
**a. What amount of these costs can Melissa deduct as business expenses?**
- **Deductible amount:** [Blank for input]
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