Bell Canada plans to cut 1,300 jobs, or three percent of its workforce, and close or sell nine radio stations. Bell Media will see a six percent reduction in positions. The company cited unfavorable public policy and regulatory conditions for the cuts. The plan is to consolidate news gathering and delivery by moving to a single newsroom approach across brands, allowing for greater collaboration and efficiency. Bell executive vice-president Robert Malcolmson said the company can't afford to

Bell Canada is cutting management positions by six percent and reducing executive roles by 20 percent. The cuts will affect both unionized and non-unionized employees, with around 30 percent of the eliminated positions being current vacancies. A company memo stated that affected staff would be notified this week. The cuts are expected to result in Bell Canada losing over $250 million in legacy phone revenues per year, while its news operations incur $40 million in annual operating losses. Bell Canada CEO Mirko Bibic said the company needs to accelerate its shift away from traditional telecom and media operations. The cuts will leave Canadians less informed, according to Unifor media director Randy Kitt.

Please answer the questions below and how it relates to the above. The answers should help illuminate the concepts.

Explain production functions and the importance and methods of measuring the productivity of inputs.

Analyze input demand and production options. (uses production functions, cost functions, cost-minimizing and isoquant analysis)

Explain economies of scale and scope.