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A couple of in-plants talked about how their status as auxiliary services allowed them to build up equipment reserve funds from their revenues and thus make some major equipment purchases. Chambers noted, though, that in-plants should have break-even mentalities and not rely on huge reserve funds, because there is no assurance the reserve funds will be available when needed. As college and university administrators deal with budget pressures, he said, they often reallocate such non-academic reserve funds to academic uses. He suggested leasing equipment rather than buying it.