A first$-$year co$-$op student is trying to determine the amount of cash and cash equivalents that should be reported on a company's balance sheet. The following information was given to the student at year end.

The cash float for the cash registers totals $$950.$

The balance in the Petty Cash account is $$440.$ At year end, the fund had $$26$ cash and receipts totalling $$414.$

The balance in the company's chequing account is $$9,900.$ The company also has a U$.$S$.$ bank account, which contained the equivalent of $$17,300$ Canadian at year end.

The company has overdraft protection of $$12,300$ on its chequing account.

the end of their leases.

The company has $$16,500$ of postdated cheques from customers for payment of accounts receivable.

The company has the following short$-$term investments:

$$34,300$ in treasury bills with a maturity date of less than $90$ days.

$$13,900$ in a guaranteed investment certificate that matures in six months.

The balance in the company owner's personal bank account is $$3,180.$

The company has NSF cheques from customers totalling $$890$ that were returned by the bank.

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Calculate the amount of cash and cash equivalents that should be reported on the year$-$end balance sheet as a current asset.