Shelley is self-employed in texas and recently attended a two-day business conference in new jersey. after shelley attended the conference, she had dinner with an old friend who lived nearby. shelly documented her expenditures (described below). what amount can shelley deduct if she is not reimbursed by her employer?

airfare to new jersey $ 2,180
meals 238
lodging in new jersey 432
rental car 198

(a) $3,048
(b) $2,929
(c) none of the expenses are deductible by an employee.
(d) $1,958 if shelley's agi is $50,000
(e) all of these expenses are deductible if shelley attends a conference in texas.

You own a nonunion company with 93 nonexempt employees. all of these employ- ees pack books into boxes for shipment to customers throughout the united states. because of wide differences in performance, you have decided to try performance appraisal, something never done before. until now, you have given every worker the same size increase. now you want to measure performance and reward the best performers with bigger increases. without any further information, which of the five types of appraisal formats do you think would be most appropriate? justify your answer. do you anticipate any complaints, or other comments, from employees after you implement your new system?