BlocPlan was used to evaluate two layouts using the closeness rating values shown in Table $2\mathrm{.}1$

Table $2\mathrm{.}1$: Closeness Rating Conventions in the Activity Relationship Diagram

The first layout is a square layout shown below. The second layout is rectangular and shown below.

a$.$ Calculate the $AS$ score and $A{S}_{\text{m}\text{a}\text{x}}$ score for the square layout.

b$.$ Calculate the $AS$ score and $A{S}_{\text{m}\text{a}\text{x}}$ score for the rectangular layout.

c$.$ Which layout is better and why? Describe the differences between the two layouts.