$1200 for a level D sim per hour is cost price? What nonsense. Pan Am are selling 320 ratings in a D sim for $12,000.
Well, that explains it. I'm talking about a level D simulators hired out by high caliber training providers, and not the cheapest you can get out there on the market.
Qantas charges $1499 per hour for their 744 level D simulator. I know the airline I fly for charges about the same for a level D sim as well.