At the beginning of the $2025$ fiscal year, a firm recognizes a Total assets balance of $$986$ and a Total liabilities

balance of $$821.$ During the $2025$ fiscal year, the firm:

$$ recognizes Revenues of $$594$ on its income statement,

$$ recognizes Expenses of $$518$ on its income statement,

$$ issues $$92$ of Common stock, which is the only change to the contributed capital component of

Shareholders$$ equity, and

$$ recognizes an increase in its Accumulated other comprehensive income $($AOCI$)$ balance by $$137.$

Finally, at the end of the $2025$ fiscal year, the firm recognizes a Total assets balance of $$949$ and a Total

liabilities balance of $$579.$

Compute the dollar amount of dividends that the firm paid to its to shareholders during the $2025$ fiscal year.

Please provide a dollar amount.

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