Melissa recently paid $435 for round-trip airfare to San Francisco to attend a business conference for three days. Melissa also paid the following expenses: $680 fee to register for the conference, $270 per night for three nights' lodging, $175 for meals in restaurants, and $225 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.)

Problem 9-49 Part-a (Algo)

a. What amount of these costs can Melissa deduct as business expenses?

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 $1,220 for transportation, $820 for lodging, and $420 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?