A company has four divisions with 560, 1230, 1490, and 1760 people, respectively. A total of 18 IT workers must be allocated to each division according to their size. Complete parts (a) through (d) to find the apportionment using the Hill-Huntington method. Find the standard divisor. Find the standard quota and modified standard quota for each division. Using a modified standard divisor of 275, find the modified quota for each division. Find the geometric mean for each division. Show the rounded quota (according to the Hill-Huntington method) for each division and the final apportionment of IT workers.

A company has four divisions with 560, 1230, 1490, and 1760 people, respectively. A total of 18 IT workers must be allocated to each division according to their size. Complete parts (a) through (d) to find the apportionment using the Hill-Huntington method. Find the standard divisor. Find the standard quota and modified standard quota for each division. Using a modified standard divisor of 275, find the modified quota for each division. Find the geometric mean for each division. Show the rounded quota (according to the Hill-Huntington method) for each division and the final apportionment of IT workers.

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A company has four divisions with 560, 1230, 1490, and 1760 people, respectively. A total of 18 IT workers must be allocated to each division according to their size. Complete parts (a) through (d) to find the apportionment using the Hill-Huntington method.
1. Find the standard divisor.
2. Find the standard quota and modified standard quota for each division.
3. Using a modified standard divisor of 275, find the modified quota for each division. Find the geometric mean for each division.
4. Show the rounded quota (according to the Hill-Huntington method) for each division and the final apportionment of IT workers.

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