Billy Bob Sanders is a solf-employed management consultant. He reports on the cash basis for tax pupposes. For the current year, he paid the following expenditures reated bo his consillnz burhess. $12,000 business meals with clients; business was dscussed during the meals $8,000 hotel oxponses while out of town on business 53,000 Houston Astros season tickets; took clients to the games and butiness was discussed diring the ganes $4,000 continuing education fees $5,000 country club dues; country dub is used for business pruposes: From these expenditures, calculate the todal deduction amount that Baly Bob can tike against tis consuling inoome toc the curnent year