Question

During the year, John (a self-employed management consultant) went from Columbus,OH to Seattle, WA on business. Preceding a five-day business meeting, he spent four days vacationing at the beach. Excluding the vacation costs, his expenses for the trip are:

Airfare $3,200
Lodging 1,100
Meals 1,000
Entertainment 600
Presuming no re-imbursement, deductible expenses are:_____.
a. $3,200.
b. $3,900.
c. $4,500.
d. $5,500.
e. none of these.

Answer 1

the deductible expense is $4,800

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the deductible expense is given below:

= Airfare + lodging + 50% of meals

= $3,200 + $1,100 + 50% of $1,000

= $3,200 + $1,100 + $500

= $4,800

Hence, the deductible expense is $4,800

This is an answer but the same is not provided in the given options

so the same is relevant and considered too