The bank portion of last month's bank reconciliation for Blossom Ltd. at February 28 was as follows: BLOSSOM LTD. Bank Reconciliation February 28 Cash balance per bank $17,961 Add: Deposits in transit 3,132 21,093 Less: Outstanding cheques #3451 $1,965 #3470 Reconciled cash balance 2,140 $16,988 The reconciled cash balance per bank agreed with the reconciled cash balance per books after the bank reconciliation at February 28. The March bank statement showed the following: BLOSSOM LTD. Bank Statement March 31 Amounts Deducted from Account (Debits) Amounts Added to Account (Credits) Date Description Balance Feb. 28 Opening balance 17,961 Mar. 1 Cheque, No. 3451 1,965 15,996 1 Deposit 3,132 19,128 2 Cheque, No. 3470 2,140 16,988 4 Deposit 1,960 18,948 9 Cheque, No. 3471 1,694 17,254 10 Returned cheque-NSF, J. Mustafa 876 16,378 10 NSF fee 35 16,343 15 EFT, loan payment 1,226 15,117 19 Cheque, No. 3472 1,943 13,174 26 Deposit 3,251 16,425 31 EFT, collection on account from M. Boudreault 31 Bank service charges and credit card fees 89 610 17,035 16,946 Calculate the cash balance per books at March 31, prior to reconciliation. Caash balance per books at March 31 $