Rita owns a sole proprietorship in which she works as a management consultant. She maintains an office in her home

square feet$)$ where she meets with clients, prepares bills, and performs other work$-$related tasks. Her business expenses,

other than home office expenses, total $$5,880.$ The following home$-$related expenses have been allocated to her home

office under the actual expense method for calculating home office expenses.

Also, assume that, not counting the sole proprietorship, Rita's AGI is $$62,800.$ Rita itemizes deductions, and her itemized

deduction for non$-$home business taxes is less than $$10,000$ by more than the real property taxes allocated to business

use of the home.

Assume Rita's consulting business generated $$15,700$ in gross income.

Note: Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable.

a$.$ What is Rita's home office deduction for the current year?

Home office deduction