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 the firm as measured by the beta coefficient.

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The capital asset pricing model (CAPM) describes the relationship between the required return and the systematic risk of the firm, not the nonsystematic risk, as measured by the beta coefficient.

The Capital Asset Pricing Model Describes the Relationship Between the Required