According to the CAPM (capital asset pricing model),the security market line is a straight line.The slope of this line should be equal to

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According to the CAPM model, the security market line is a straight line that represents the expected return of an individual security as a function of its systematic risk, which is measured by beta (β). The slope of this line is equal to the market risk premium, which is the excess return that investors expect to earn for holding a risky asset over the risk-free rate. Therefore, the correct choice is B, the expected risk premium on the market portfolio.

According to the CAPM (Capital Asset Pricing Model),the Security Market