On January 1, 2010, Cale Corp. paid $1,020,000 to acquire Kaltop Co. Kaltop maintained separate incorporation. Cale used the equity method to account for the investment. The following information is available for Kaltop's assets, liabilities, and stockholders' equity accounts:
Kaltop earned net income for 2010 of $126,000 and paid dividends of $48,000 during the year.
a. If the parent's net income reflected use of the equity method, what were the consolidated retained earnings on December 31, 2011?