Required information

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

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Melissa recently paid $\backslash (\backslash$$ $875\backslash )$ for round$-$trip airfare to San Francisco to attend a business conference for three days. Melissa also paid the following expenses: $\backslash (\backslash$$ $280\backslash )$ fee to register for the conference, $\backslash (\backslash$$ $435\backslash )$ per night for three nights' lodging, $\backslash (\backslash$$ $275\backslash )$ for meals and $\backslash$$$235$ 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$-$a $($Algo$)$

a$.$ What amount of these costs can Melissa deduct as business expenses?

Deductible amount

$\backslash$$ $2,970$