"competition cost" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to the expense of entering a competition. For example, "I was hesitant to enter the cooking competition because of the high competition cost."
Sugar programs that protect growers from foreign competition cost American consumers almost $2 billion a year in higher prices for everything from candy bars to cold cereal, according to government studies.
Nina estimated that creating the design for the Ground Zero competition cost more than seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars, including the work of twenty-eight employees, model-making, half a dozen trips across the Atlantic for Daniel and Nina, and several trips for other staff members.
Al Ries and Jack Trout, The 22 Immutable Laws Of Marketing(1994)"Bring out the three old warhorses of competition – cost, quality, and service – and drive them to new levels, making every person in the organisation see them for what they are, a matter of survival".
[1], examined the relationships among competition, cost, and quality within the singular product and geographic market of obstetrics services at hospitals within the state of Missouri.
In healthy competition, cost increases would either be absorbed by the firm, shared by the firm and customers, or cause innovation to occur.
Raymond V. Gilmartin, the chairman and chief executive, said in a statement: "In an environment driven by increasing competition, cost-containment pressures and greater customer demand for value, we have examined every aspect of our business, at every level, to identify ways to more effectively address these challenges.
Misunderstanding the competition costs firms time and money.
Each missed target in sprint competition costs competitors a 150-metre (492-foot) penalty loop.
The central bank reckons this lack of competition costs the country a percentage point of economic growth each year.
The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition costs more than three million dollars a year to run; the winners receive twenty thousand dollars).
The Moto X undercuts most of the high-end smartphone competition, costing £420 for a basic model with 16GB – others including the Xperia Z3 cost around £50 to £150 more.
