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Problem $9-49($LO $9-2)($Algo$)$

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Assessment Tool iFrame tly paid $$770$ for round$-$trip airfare to San Francisco to attend a business conference for three days. Melissa

also paid the following expenses: $$715$ fee to register for the conference, $$355$ per night for three nights' lodging, $$200$

for meals and $$310$ 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.

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 $$1,680$ for transportation, $$885$ for lodging, and $$455$ for meals during this part of her trip, which she considers

personal in nature. What amount of these costs can Melissa deduct as business expense?