A decision matrix was used to evaluate the data gathered and to fairly evaluate each criterion to determine whether Berks Air should purchase the Audi S8 or the Mercedes S-Class. Each of the vehicles was assigned a weight from one to ten in each of the of the categories listed above. A weight of ten has the highest impact on the decision and should be considered as the category that is extremely important to the company. A weight of five implies a category that is very important, while a weight of one corresponds to a category that is important to the company but has little impact to the company. Then, a multiplier was applied to each weighted category by a rating of -1, 0, or +1. A rating of -1 is considered to be unacceptable in any of the
