melissa recently paid $400 for round-trip airfare to san francisco to attend a business conference for three days. melissa also paid the following expenses: $250 fee to register for the conference, $300 per night for three nights' lodging, $200 for meals in restaurants, and $150 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 (static) 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 $1,000 for transportation, $800 for lodging, and $450 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?
