Question

Mickey is a 12-year-old dialysis patient. Three times a week for the entire year he and his mother, Sue, drive 20 miles one way to Mickey’s dialysis clinic. On the way home, they go 10 miles out of their way to stop at Mickey’s favorite restaurant. Their total round trip is 50 miles per day. How many of those miles, if any, can Sue use to calculate an itemized deduction for transportation? Use the mileage rate in effect for 2019.

Answer 1

Answer:

The right approach will be "$ 1123.2".

Explanation:

The number of miles to be used will be:

= $40 \ miles \ round \ trip\times 3 \ trips \ per \ week\times 52 weeks$

= $6240 \ miles$

Now,

The item deduction will be:

= $Number \ of \ used \ miles\times 18 \ cents \ per \ mile$

= $6240\times 1123.2$

= $1123.2$ ($)