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Required information The following information applies to the questions displayed below] Melissa recently paid $595 for round-trip airfare to San Francisco to attend a business conference for three days. Melissa also paid the following expenses: $380 fee to register for the conference, $295 per night for three nights' lodging. $180 for meals, and $420 for cab fare. (Leave no answers blank. Enter zero if applicable.) (Round your answer to the nearest dollar amount.) 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 $1,760 for transportation, $865 for lodging, and $315 for meals during this part of her trip, which she considers personal in nature. What amount of the travel costs can Melissa deduct as business expenses? ductible amount $

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sightseeing costs are not deductible since they are personal expense and not business expense.
The expenses are:
registration=380
airfare=595
stay cost=295*3=885
Meal cost=180*50%=90
cab=420
Total deductible amount=380+595+885+90+420=2370

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