The cost reports also help determine total compensation for outpatient services like home care.

They were formulated as part of the settlement of the 1981 strike to determine compensation for free agents.

Many accounting firms competed for a multimillion-dollar contract to determine compensation to each employee.

The rankings are intended to determine draft-choice compensation for free agents who sign with new teams.

Lawyers said cases regarding emotional suffering are some of the hardest in which to determine compensation.

The case could determine compensation for investors in a number of limited partnerships sold by the investment firm in the 1980's.

Based on two years of statistics, the rankings are compiled to determine compensation for teams that lose players as free agents.

It is sufficient that the scheme provides adequate procedures for determining fair compensation.

And the executives say the free market should determine compensation without intervention by the Government.

Starting next year, the board will add worldwide market share to the criteria that determine executive compensation.