Montreal Comedy Clubs Limited $($MCC$)$ has enjoyed success and now has $$500,000$ to invest for eighteen months in either bonds or shares before it starts construction on a new club in Vancouver. See the relevant data below. You can ignore taxes since the government has declared a two$-$year tax holiday for entertainment companies in Canada.

Investment $$500,000\mathrm{.}00$

Share price$$Now $$80\mathrm{.}00$

Estimated Share price$$In $18$ months $$85\mathrm{.}00$

Quarterly Dividend per share $$2\mathrm{.}00$

Semi$-$annual bond interest $$35,000\mathrm{.}00$

Prevailin $12\%$

Prepare calculations and make a recommendation as to which is the better investment for MCC$.$g interest rate