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## HacknetNodesFormulas.coreUpgradeCost() method

Calculate cost of upgrading hacknet node cores.

**Signature:**

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

## Parameters

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

**Returns:**

number

The calculated cost.