Happy Hippos (HH) is a manufacturer and retailer of New England crafts headquartered in Camden, Maine. HH provides services and has sales, employees, property, and commercial domicile as follows: State Sales Happy Hippos In-State Activities Employees Property Services Commercial Domicile Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New York Rhode Island Vermont HH's sales of goods and services by state are as follows: State Connecticut Massachusetts Happy Hippos Sales Goods $ 78,231 292,813 90,238 Services Total $ 52,321 81,313 $ 130,552 374,126 HH's payroll is as follows: Payroll State Connecticut Maine Massachusetts Rhode Island Vermont Total HH's property is as follows: Wages $ 94,231 392,195 167,265 92,391 193,923 $ 940,005 State Maine Vermont Total Property Beginning $ 938,234 329,134 $ 1,267,368 Ending $ 937,652 428,142 $ 1,365,794 Rented $ 12,000 $ 12,000 b. Calculate the sales tax HH must remit assuming the following (hypothetical) sales tax rates: Connecticut (6 percent) Maine (8 percent) Massachusetts (7 percent) New York (8.875 percent) Rhode Island (5 percent) Vermont (9 percent) Maine New York Rhode Island Vermont Totals 129,322 98,313 123,914 23,942 $ 812,831 $ 157,576 90,238 129,322 98,313 147,856 $ 970,407 HH has federal taxable income of $282,487 for the current year. Included in federal taxable income are the following income and deductions: $12,000 of Vermont rental income. City of Orono, Maine, bond interest of $10,000. $10,000 of dividends. $2,498 of state tax refund included in income. $32,084 of state net income tax expense. $59,234 of federal depreciation. Other relevant facts include: Assume that the New York sales are to a single customer who is a retailer and can provide a valid New York reseller's certificate. Maine state depreciation for the year was $47,923, and Maine doesn't allow deductions for state income taxes. The employees present in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island are salespeople who perform only activities protected by Public Law 86-272. Assume that each of the states is a separate-return state. Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New York Rhode Island Vermont Sales tax liability