Ceiling is max price which is set below the equibrim price and floor is min price which is set above the equilibrium price so they both cant be same.....i other words if i explain ....Price ceiling Price ceiling means maximum price of a commodity that the seller can charge from the buyersthe government fixes this price much below the equilibrium market price of a commodity. so that, it. becomes within the reach of the poorer sections of the society.Price ceiling is policy of government intervention in free market to support consumers.in this government fixes maximum price at which commodity can be traded in the market (which is less than the equilibrium price)  Price Floor It means the minimum price fixed by the government for a commodity in the market....Price floor is the policy of central government to intervention in free market to support the producers when government finds minimum price lower than the desired.under this policy government fixes minimum price at which commodity can be traded in the market(this price is higher than the equilibrium price)I hope now u have understood ....