Situation: In the island nation of Bezun, the government taxes gasoline heavily in order to induce people not to drive  It uses the revenue from the gasoline tax to subsidize electricity in order to reduce prices charged for electricity
Analysis: The greater the success achieved in meeting the first of these objectives, the less will be the success achieved in meeting the second
A mail-order store imposes a stiff surcharge for overnight delivery in order to limit use of this option. The store uses revenue from the surcharge to pay the extra expenses it incurs for providing the overnight delivery service.