Montreal Comedy Clubs Limited (MCC) has enjoyed success and now has $500,000 to invest for eighteen months

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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.................................................... $500,000.00
Share price-Now ............................................ $ 80.00
Estimated Share price-In 18 months ..................... $ 85.00
Quarterly Dividend per share ............................... $ 2.00
Semi-annual bond interest ...................................$ 35,000.00
Prevailing interest rate ....................................... 12%
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Prepare calculations and make a recommendation as to which is the better investment for MCC.
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Financial Management for Decision Makers

ISBN: 978-0138011604

2nd Canadian edition

Authors: Peter Atrill, Paul Hurley

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