Ash County's organizational structure includes one county manager and three deputy county managers. Each of the deputies overseas a handful of departments and provides human resource support and information technology support to each of those departments.Table 5.3shows the data for the deputy county manager overseeing the public works departments (transportation, facilities, sold waste, and stormwater control). Allocate the cost of the deputy's organization based on full-time equivalent employees (FTEs).(Table 5.3 attached)

(a) What is the pool?

(b) What is the base?

(c) How much should be allocated to each department?