For Year $1,$ Nnabue Company's year$-$end balance sheet lists $$3,317,448$ in ending

Retained Earnings. During Year $1,$ Nnabue's net income exceeded its dividend

declarations by $$172,996.$ Nnabue's dividend declarations in Year $1$ were

$$41,809.$ Nnabue also sold $$32,000$ of stock in Year $1.$ Dividend payments were

$$14,000.$ How much was Nnabue's beginning retained earnings?