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:

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Conrad and Meyer argue that slave breeding would be considered by profit-maximizing slave owners only if the expected rate of return from slave sales exceeded the costs of rearing the slave to the age of sale. This means that slave breeding would be considered only if it was a profitable venture. Therefore, option C is the correct answer.

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