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Melissa recently paid $595 for round-trip airfare to San Francisco to attend a business conference for three days. Melissa also paid the following expenses: $380 fee to register for the conference, $295 per night for three nights' lodging, $180 for meals and $420 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.
d. Suppose that San Francisco was Melissa's permanent residence and business location. She attended the conference in San Francisco and paid $380 for the registration fee. She drove 92 miles over the course of three days and paid $106 for parking at the conference hotel. In addition, she spent $375 for breakfast and dinner over the three days of the conference. She bought breakfast on the way to the conference hotel, and she bought dinner on her way home each night from the conference. What amount of these costs can Melissa deduct as business expenses?
Note: Use standard mileage rate.
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