What the hell is going on with shops?

My Nephew took his Dodge Ram to a trans shop today and asked them how much it would cost him to have them replace the converter lockup solinoid in his trans and they told him $1,100.00
Seriously this is a drop the pan and filter, take out one bolt, unplug and pull the solinoid out and put the new one in.
He can do it himself, he just didn't really want to mess with doing it in the driveway.
On a lift I could do it in 30 min max, and the part is about $100.00
What the hell is going on with shops these days?
Bunch of frikkin thieves.

He knows better than that and told them there wasn't a chance in hell.

I don't believe the crap about "this is what it costs to run a shop" when it comes to installing a $100 part. Parts and labor used to be fairly close to equal. But I also dont think gas is worth $4 plus a gallon and a new truck $70,000 +. Maybe I'm wrong but isn't everything overpriced today? Especially when they "claim" to be technicians.