Agnes operates a christmas shop in atlantic city, nj. she makes a weekend trip to vero beach, fl, for the purpose of determining the feasibility of opening another shop. her travel expenses are $2,000

Agnes operates a christmas shop in atlantic city, nj. she makes a weekend trip to vero beach, fl, for the purpose of determining the feasibility of opening another shop. her travel expenses are $2,000 (includes $500 for meals). in addition, she pays $5,000 to a market research firm in vero beach to prepare a feasibility study. determine the amount of the expenses that agnes can deduct if she decides to open a new shop in vero beach: