On September $15,2026,$ MD Soccer Academy declares a quarterly cash dividend of $$0\mathrm{.}10$ per share payable on October $10,2026$ to all stockholders of record on October $7,2026.$ On December $15,2026,$ MD Soccer declares a quarterly cash dividend of $$0\mathrm{.}10$ per share payable on January $10,2027$ to all stockholders of record on January $7,2027.$ The company has $419,000$ shares outstanding.

Required:

Compute the total dividends declared for the year ended December $31,2026.$

Compute the total dividends paid for the year ended December $31,2026.$

Assuming net income of $$82,000$ and a beginning balance in retained earnings of $$1,079,000,$ determine the balance of retained earnings as of the year ended December $31,2026.$