This year, Hermine paid $$13,000$ of investment interest expense. She also earned $$4,500$ in qualified dividends, $$5,400$ in interest income, and had a short$-$term capital gain $($STCG$)$ of $$1,000$ and a long$-$term capital gain $($LTCG$)$ of $$2,200.$ The capital gains resulted from the sale of stock held as investments. She has no other investment expenses.

$[$question $2$ of $2]$ Assuming Hermine does make an election to have her LTCG and qualified dividends taxed at ordinary tax rates, how much investment interest expense may she deduct?