Conrad and Meyer (1958) counter Fogel and Engerman's (1974) claim that slave breeding was a myth by arguing that any profit-maximizing slave owner would consider slave breeding as long as:
(a) The expected rate of return from slave sales fell below the costs of rearing the slave to the age of sale.
(b) Slavery was an irrational institution.
(c) The expected rate of return from slave sales exceeded the costs of rearing the slave to the age
of sale.
(d) Slavery was an immoral institution.
Question 2
If the relative market price of producing cotton is more than the opportunity cost of producing it in the South,
(a) the market price of cotton will fall in the long run.
(b) producers will increase the supply of cotton in the long run.
(c) resources will flow away from the production of cotton, causing the supply of it to decline with the passage of time.
(d) the situation will remain unchanged as long as supply and demand remain in balance.
Results of selective breeding for oil content in corn plants.
Labeling of black cohosh: (a) front label with general health claim
Cotton Production and Slave Population, 1800–1860
Selected Over-the-Counter Antihistamine Combinations
Global Links: African Slave Trade
Kygo - Firestone (Official Video) ft. Conrad Sewell