In Finance:
Can you explain Lease versus Buy decisions. For example, if i am a
company such as Starbucks Coffee what will make me decide whether to
lease or buy? what do i have to look at?  Do i look at the balance
sheet? do i look at my equipment? Can you provide examples and give
steps take to take(if any) to come to a conclusion to lease versus buy
decisions.

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Clarification of Question by banctec-ga on 26 Apr 2004 22:53 PDT

also, please list pros and cons for both lease and buy.