Adele is a ride-hailing driver. On Monday, she drove from her home to the airport (15 miles) to pick up her first ride. Shedrove from ride to ride after that until she took a break to drive three miles to the store, two miles to her kid's school, andtwo miles to her house. Then she drove back to the airport and continued from ride to ride. At the end of the day, she drove10 miles home. Her total miles for the day were 223. How many deductible miles did Adele drive on Monday?

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Chapter10: Deduct Ions And Losses: Certain Itemized Deduct Ions

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Lavell started out mowing lawns in the neighborhood when he was 13 years old. He did such good work that, without advertising, his business grew steadily each year. After college, Lavell decided to continue the business as a full-time career. One of his concerns, however, is the number of hours he is putting in. Once school lets out, he finds himself working long hours nearly every day of the week. Although he has added workers, his business now handles mowing, trimming, and landscaping for residential, corporate, and nonprofit clients. He is considering adding managers but is no quite sure how to structure the organization. Lavell wants to focus on building the business rather than doing the daily work, so he knows a decentralized structure will be best. He has asked you to develop a potential organizational chart to help him envision the best way to organize the business. Describe the advantages to this approach as well as any concerns he should have.
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