Cory, a college professor, incurred and paid the following expenses in 2020: Tax return preparation fee $ 600 Moving expenses 2,000 Investment expenses 500 Expenses associated with rental property 1,500 Interest expense associated with loan to finance tax-exempt bonds 400 Calculate the amount that Cory can deduct (before any percentage limitations).

Exercise 2-12 cost behavior; high-low method [lo2-3, lo2-4] speedy parcel service operates a fleet of delivery trucks in a large metropolitan area. a careful study by the company’s cost analyst has determined that if a truck is driven 120,000 miles during a year, the average operating cost is 11.6 cents per mile. if a truck is driven only 80,000 miles during a year, the average operating cost increases to 13.6 cents per mile. required: 1.& 2. using the high-low method, estimate the variable and fixed cost elements of the annual cost of truck operation. (round the "variable cost per mile" to 3 decimal places.)