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## HacknetServersFormulas.coreUpgradeCost() method

Calculate cost of upgrading hacknet server cores.

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
coreUpgradeCost(startingCore: number, extraCores?: number, costMult?: number): number;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  startingCore | number | starting cores |
|  extraCores | number | amount of cores to purchase (defaults to 1) |
|  costMult | number | player cost reduction (default to 1) |

<b>Returns:</b>

number

The calculated cost.