Dan has a water treatment business in Pennsylvania, which is a separate reporting state. He is considering purchasing another water treatment entity in New York, which is a unitary reporting state, and establishing a headquarters in one of the two states. Each will operate as a separate legal entity with a physical presence in both states, but will benefit from shared management, expertise, and volume discounts due to the combined purchasing power of both entities. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of establishing a headquarters in New York, instead of Pennsylvania, from the perspective of filing state tax returns. Is one state better than another from this perspective

World systems manufactures an optical switch that it uses in its final product. world systems incurred the following manufacturing costs when it produced 74 comma 000 units last​ year: ​(click the icon to view the manufacturing​ costs.) another company has offered to sell world systems the switch for $ 13.50 per unit. the world systems prepared an outsourcing decision analysis to show the cost per unit of making the switches versus the cost per unit of buying​ (outsourcing) the switches. ​(click the icon to view the outsourcing decision​ analysis.) world systems needs 86 comma 000 optical switches next year​ (assume same relevant​ range). by outsourcing​ them, world systems can use its idle facilities to manufacture another product that will contribute $ 140 comma 000 to operating​ income, but none of the fixed costs will be avoidable. should world systems make or buy the​ switches? show your analysis.