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LaMont works for a company in downtown Chicago. The company encourages employees to use public transportation $($to save the environment$)$ by providing them with transit passes at a cost of $$317$ per month.

a$.$ If LaMont receives one pass $($worth $$317)$ each month, how much of this benefit must he include in his gross income each year?

Transit pass benefit to be included in gross income