During 2019, Eva (A Self-Employed Accountant Who Also Works Part-Time

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Short Answer

During 2019, Eva (a self-employed accountant who also works part-time for a CPA firm) used her car as follows:
12,000 miles (business), 1,400 miles (commuting), and 4,000 miles (personal). In addition, she spent $440 for tolls (business) and $620 for parking (business). If Eva uses the automatic mileage method, what is the amount of her deduction?

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Definitions:

Opportunity Cost

Sacrificing the chance to gain from other alternatives by committing to one choice.

Real Interest Rate

The interest rate adjusted for inflation, representing the true cost of borrowing and the real yield to lenders or investors.

Equilibrium Interest Rate

The interest rate at which the demand for funds (borrowing) equals the supply of funds (saving), resulting in a stable market condition.

Money Demand

The desire to hold cash or liquid assets based on the trade-off between the liquidity provided by holding money and the foregone interest earnings from not investing it.