Michael Has a Very Successful Business as a Financial Consultant

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Michael has a very successful business as a financial consultant. Michael attends the following seminars: $\begin{array}{lr}\text { "Zen Your Way to Riches" } & \$ 800 \\\text { "Backyard Gardening" } & 50 \\\text { "Computer Marketing Tools" } & 200 \\\text { "Passing the Legal Bar Exam" } & 500 \\\text { "Beating the Market" } & 300\end{array}$ How much can Michael deduct as business education expenses?

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