The unadjusted cash account balance for a company at December 31,2009 is $15,926. The bank statement showed a balance of $20,700 on this same date. The following information is available:
Bank Service Charge $ 6
NSF check from customer $ 324
Deposit in transit $ 1,576
In addition, two other items were discovered:
• Check #433 for the purchase of inventory was written correctly and paid by the bank correctly for $463, but was recorded on the books at $643.
• Outstanding checks at the end of November were $3,500;checks written by the company during December were $60,000; checks cleared by the bank during December were $57,000.
What is the true cash balance at December 31, 2009?