Successful business people never take their eye off the one thing that made them successful in the first place: the primary function of any business is making money. You can't make money without customers or clients (unless you're in the business of robbing banks or bribing politicians).
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I would say the answer is c. inflation.
"An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations", or "The Wealth of Nations", written by Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith. One of the first collected descriptions of what builds a nation's wealth. Written at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, it covers division of labour, productivity and free markets. Took 10 years to write with reference to 17 years of notes, based off of observations about economic and societal conditions. Offered more practical information for the time to replace mercantilist and physiocratic theories.