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Required information Problem 9-49 (LO 9-2) (Algo) [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Melissa recently paid $545 for round-trip airfare to San Francisco to attend a business conference for three days. Melissa also paid the following expenses: $280 fee to register for the conference, $330 per night for three nights' lodging. $190 for meals, and $175 for cab fare. (Leave no answers blank. Enter zero if applicable. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.) Problem 9-49 Part-a (Algo) a. What amount of these costs can Melissa deduct as business expenses? Answer is complete and correct. Deductible S 2,085 amount Required information Problem 9-49 (LO 9-2) (Algo) (The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Melissa recently paid $545 for round-trip airfare to San Francisco to attend a business conference for three days. Melissa also paid the following expenses: $280 fee to register for the conference, $330 per night for three nights' lodging, $190 for meals, and $175 for cab fare. (Leave no answers blank. Enter zero if applicable. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.) Problem 9-49 Part-b (Algo) b. Suppose that while Melissa was on the coast, she also spent two days sightseeing the national parks in the area. To do the sightseeing, she paid $1,470 for transportation, $1,095 for lodging, and $250 for meals during this part of her trip, which she considers personal in nature. What amount of the total costs can Melissa deduct as business expenses? Deductible amount ! Required information Problem 9-49 (LO 9-2) (Algo) [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Melissa recently paid $545 for round-trip airfare to San Francisco to attend a business conference for three days. Melissa also paid the following expenses: $280 fee to register for the conference, $330 per night for three nights' lodging, $190 for meals, and $175 for cab fare. (Leave no answers blank. Enter zero if applicable. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.) Problem 9-49 Part-c (Algo) c. Suppose that Melissa made the trip to San Francisco primarily to visit the national parks and only attended the business conference as an incidental benefit of being present on the coast at that time. What amount of the airfare can Melissa deduct as a business expense? Deductible amount Required information Problem 9-49 (LO 9-2) (Algo) [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Melissa recently paid $545 for round-trip airfare to San Francisco to attend a business conference for three days. Melissa also paid the following expenses: $280 fee to register for the conference, $330 per night for three nights' lodging, $190 for meals, and $175 for cab fare. (Leave no answers blank. Enter zero if applicable. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.) Problem 9-49 Part-d (Algo) d. Suppose that Melissa's permanent residence and business were located in San Francisco. She attended the conference in San Francisco and paid $280 for the registration fee. She drove 121 miles over the course of three days and paid $121 for parking at the conference hotel. In addition, she spent $515 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? (Use standard mileage rate.) Deductible amount

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