The capital asset pricing model describes the relationship between the required return, or the cost of common stock equity capital, and the nonsystematic risk of a firm as measured by the beta coefficient.

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The Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) describes the relationship between the expected return of an investment and its systematic risk, not nonsystematic risk, as measured by the beta coefficient.

The Capital Asset Pricing Model Describes the Relationship Between the Required