Exercise 1: Contributions vs. Starting Lump Sum — Possible Solution
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Using the chapter's own formula with P=£0, C=£300/month, i=0.07/12, and
n=480 months (40 years):

FV = 0 + 300 x [((1+0.07/12)^480 - 1) / (0.07/12)]
   = 300 x [(16.3117 - 1) / 0.00583333]
   = 300 x 2624.86
   = approximately £787,500

Saver A's real chapter figure, which included the £5,000 initial lump
sum, was approximately £869,000. The difference between the two
(£869,000 - £787,500 = approximately £81,500) is almost exactly equal
to what the £5,000 lump sum alone grows to over 40 years at the same
7% rate (5000 x 16.3117 = approximately £81,560) - which makes sense,
since the formula simply adds the lump sum's own growth to the
contributions' own growth.

What this comparison shows is that the ongoing £300/month
contributions did almost all of the real work here - about £787,500
of the final £869,000, versus only about £81,500 from the initial
lump sum. For someone without £5,000 to start with, this is a
genuinely reassuring, real finding: consistent monthly contributions
matter far more to the final outcome than how much money you're able
to start with.

ANSWER: With no initial lump sum, the same 40 years of £300/month
contributions alone grow to approximately £787,500 - only about
£81,500 less than Saver A's full £869,000 figure. This shows the
ongoing contributions themselves account for the large majority of the
final balance, while the £5,000 starting lump sum contributes a real
but comparatively modest share - consistency matters more than the
size of the initial deposit.

WHY THIS WORKS AS AN ANSWER
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This correctly recomputes the real formula with the lump sum removed,
compares the result against the chapter's own real figure, and draws
the accurate conclusion about which component - contributions or
starting lump sum - actually drives most of the final balance.